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2021 Military Allowance, Incentive, Bonus & Special Pay

2021 military allowances, incentives, bonuses and special pay. Many military members qualify for special pays and incentives that are part of the service’s recruitment and retention efforts. Some compensate members for assignment to hazardous or difficult duty conditions.

Military Allowance, Incentive, Bonus & Special Pay

  • Military Pay Calculator
  • Basic Pay Charts – See link for pay charts.
    • Effective January 1, 2021
  • BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) Rates – See link for rates
    • Effective January 1, 2021
  • BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) RC/Transient aka Non-Locality BAH Rates – See link for rates
    • Effective January 1, 2021
  • BAS (Basic Allowance for Subsistence) Rates – See link for rates
    • Effective January 1, 2021
  • Military Clothing (Uniform) Allowance Rates – See link for rates
    • Effective October 1, 2020
  • Aviation Incentive, Bonus and Critical Skills Pay – See link for rates
  • Drill Pay – See link for rates
    • Effective January 1, 2021
  • Monthly Career Sea Pay (Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Corps Air Force, Army service members) – See link for rates
    • Effective January 1, 2021
  • Dislocation Allowance Rates
    • Effective January 1, 2021
  • Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus (FLPB)
    • Updated December 2018
  • Hardship Duty Pay Location (HDP-L) Rates
    • Updated December 2020
  • Muster Duty Allowance (MDA) Rates
    • Effective January 1, 2020
  • Family Separation Allowance

    • All Pay Grades: $250.00 per month
  • Family Subsistence Supplemental

    • All Pay Grades
    • Not to Exceed $1,100.00
    • Allowance (Effective October 1, 2010)
  • Personal Money Allowance (Monthly Amount)
      • While serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the JCS, or Army or Air Force CS, CNO, or CMC: $333.33
      • Senior Member of the Military Staff Committee of the U.N.: $225.00
      • General or Admiral: $183.33
      • Lieutenant General Vice Admiral: $41.67
      • Senior Enlisted Member of a Military Service: $166.67
  • Incentive and Special Pays

    • Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay (Non-Crew Member/All Grades): $150
    • HDIP (Parachute, Flight Deck, Demolition, & Others/All Grades): $150
      • Member Qualified for HALO Pay: $225
    • Imminent Danger Pay/Hostile Fire Pay: $225
    • Combat Zone Tax Exclusion
        • Basic pay for the Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Master Chief Petty Office of the Coast Guard, Senior Enlisted Advisor of the JCS or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau basic pay is $8,361. Combat Zone Tax Exclusion for O-1 and above is based on this basic pay rate plus HFP/IDP ($225).

Submarine Duty Incentive Pay

Cumulative Years of Service
(for mobile scroll left and right to view all)
Pay Grade2 or lessOver 2Over 3Over 4Over 6Over 8Over 10Over 14Over 16Over 18
O-6$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$835.00
O-5$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$595.00$790.00$835.00$835.00
O-4$365.00$365.00$365.00$525.00$595.00$705.00$705.00$790.00$790.00$790.00
O-3$355.00$355.00$355.00$510.005$95.00$705.00$705.00$705.00$705.00$705.00
O-2$305.00$305.00$305.00$305.00$305.00$305.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00
O-1$230.00$230.00$230.00$230.00$230.00$230.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00
W-5$285.00$375.00$375.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00
W-4$285.00$375.00$375.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00
W-3$285.00$375.00$375.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00
W-2$285.00$375.00$375.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00
W-1$285.00$375.00$375.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00
E-9$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$425.00$600.00
E-8$415.00$415.00$415.00$415.00$415.00$415.00$415.00$415.00$415.00$550.00
E-7$405.00$405.00$405.00$405.00$405.00$405.00$405.00$405.00$405.00$405.00
E-6$155.00$170.00$175.00$300.00$325.00$375.00$375.00$375.00$375.00$375.00
E-5$140.00$155.00$155.00$250.00$275.00$275.00$275.00$275.00$275.00$275.00
E-4$80.00$95.00$100.00$245.00$245.00$245.00$245.00$245.00$245.00$245.00
E-3$80.00$90.00$95.00$95.00$90.00$90.00$90.00$90.00$90.00$90.00
E-2$75.00$90.00$90.00$90.00$90.00$90.00$90.00$90.00$90.00$90.00
E-1$75.00$75.00$75.00$75.00$75.00$75.00$75.00$75.00$75.00$75.00

Submarine Duty Incentive Pay for O-7 through O-10 is $355.00.


Health Professional Officer (HPO) Special & Incentive Pay Plan
FY2021
Critical Wartime Skill Accession Bonus
Medical Specialty 4-year Obligation
Aerospace Medicine $200,000
Anesthesia $400,000
Cardiology $325,000
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery $400,000
Diagnostic Radiology $375,000
Emergency Medicine $300,000
Family Practice $275,000
General Surgery $400,000
Internal Medicine $250,000
Infectious Diseases $200,000
Neurosurgery $400,000
Ophthalmology $225,000
Orthopedics $400,000
Preventive Medicine $225,000
Psychiatry $300,000
Pulmonary Medicine $300,000
Trauma/Critical Care Surgery $400,000
Urology $300,000
Vascular Surgery $400,000
Dental Specialty 4-year Obligation
Comprehensive Dentistry $300,000
Endodontics $300,000
General Dentistry $150,000
Oral & Maxilofacial Surgery $400,000
Prosthodontics $300,000
Specialty CSWSAB
3-year Obligation
Clinical Psychologist $42,500
Specialty CSWSAB 4-year Obligation
Clinical Psychologist $65,000

 

 

Health Professions Accession Bonus
FY2021
Nurse 3-year Obligation 4-year Obligation
Nursing (any specialty) $20,000 $30,000
Critical Care Nursing $0 $100,000
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist $0 $25,000
Specialty 3-year Obligation 4-year Obligation
Dietician $0 $30,000
Medical Lab Technologist $0 $30,000
Occupational Therapy $0 $30,000
Pharmacist $0 $30,000
Physical Therapist $0 $30,000
Physician Assistant $37,500 $60,000
Public Health Officer (Air Force) $22,500 $40,000
Social Worker $18,750 $30,000
Veterinary Officer $0 $20,000

BOARD CERTIFICATION PAY (BCP) 1-year rate (prorated monthly): $6,000

NOTE: General/Flag Officers at the rank of O-7 and above, that meet the eligibility
Pediatrics 220,000 criteria, are eligible for the HPO BCP.

There are more than 60 special and incentive pays. All other special and incentive pay can be found at the DFAS Special and Incentive Pay website.


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