How Much Do You Get Paid as a Navy Doctor?

Posted on December 1, 2020 Updated on November 30, 2020

I received a few e-mails asking for help figuring out physician pay in the Navy, and this is a long overdue blog post. In the spreadsheet below is the pay info for the various stages as you move throughout your Navy Medical Corps Career. I’m making a few assumptions:

• These are FY20 pay numbers (since the FY21 pay plan is not out yet).
• You promote at the normal times (O4 at 6 years, O5 at 12 years, and O6 at 18 years).
• Basic Allowance for Housing is with dependents in San Diego. You can personalize this here.
• The specialty is Emergency Medicine. You can look at the different amounts for other specialties here.
• You pass your boards and become board-certified after residency.

For those who don’t want to look at the spreadsheet, here are the bottom line annual salaries:

• New O3 intern – $95,976
• O3 GMO – $121,803
• Mid-grade O3 EM Resident – $120,348
• New O4 EM Attending – $180,249
• O5 EM Attending on a 6-Year Retention Bonus – $264,665
• O6 EM Attending on a 6-Year Retention Bonus – $287,878

Here’s the spreadsheet with hyperlinks: