SPECIAL DUTY PAY
Special duty pay is for enlisted Soldiers in jobs that demand
extra responsibility or extraordinary effort. Examples of these
jobs include parachuting instructors, fuel specialists and
combat controllers. Monthly amounts range from $75 to $450.
HARDSHIP DUTY PAY
Hardship duty pay is additional compensation for Army Soldiers
assigned to locations where living conditions are substantially
below conditions in the continental United States. Soldiers who
serve 30 or more days in a designated hardship area receive $50,
$100 or $150 per month, depending on the area.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY
The Army pays up to $1,000 per month to active duty Soldiers and
offers a $6,000 per year bonus for qualified Army Reserve
Soldiers who have been certified within the past 12 months to be
proficient in a foreign language critical to the military and
maintain their ability to read, speak and understand it.
FLIGHT PAY
Flight pay rewards Army pilots, navigators and other aviators
for their service and duty. Many career enlistedflyers are
eligible for Career Enlisted Flyer Incentive Pay. Non-pilots
aboard military aircraft who are not already drawing flight pay
qualify for aircrew pay from $150 to $400 a month. Army officers
who hold or are in training for an aeronautical rating or
designation and who remain in aviation service on a career basis
qualify for incentive pay from $125 to $840 a month. Officer
aviators who remain on active duty after their initial service
commitment ends are eligible for up to $12,000 extra per year.
SPECIAL PAY FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS & HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS
Special pay for medical and dental personnel helps narrow the
gap between Army and civilian salaries for medical
professionals. A variety of programs reward medical
professionals who have various certifications, specialties and
experience.
DIVING DUTY & SEA PAY
The risks associated with diving merit special pay. The maximum
extra pay of $340 a month goes to enlisteddivers and up to $240
a month payable to officers. Sea pay offsets the hardships of
sea duty. Depending on service and years at sea, enlisted
Soldiers receive $50 to $646 a month; officers $150 to $380;
warrant officers $182 to $730. Officers do not receive sea pay
until they spend more than three years on shipboard assignments.
Enlisted Soldiers are eligible upon reaching the pay grade of
E-4, regardless of time spent at sea.
