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What is the salary of a Army Doctor in USA?


2005.rajaram 29th Jul, 2019
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Prince Student Expert 29th Jul, 2019

Hey Aspirant,

US Army Physican salary can be in a wide range. Typically 140K$ per year. Ranging from 89K to 211K $ per year. It depends on your experience and work. But the thing is it's in dollars. Its a huge amount when you compare to Rupee but living expenses in the US is pretty high as well and working in army is more about pride then salary.

Best of luck

yadvi Student Expert 29th Jul, 2019

Dear candidate,


Army doctors provide medical treatments to military personnel and their dependents, no matter where the doctors are around the world. Medical officers


A doctor in the Army has a different, compared to their counterparts in civilian practice. Army doctors can enjoy regular vacations, and they often work shorter hours than civilian doctors. Military doctors don't have to deal with the quagmire of their patients' health insurance coverage. Since the Army provides medical coverage for all of its soldiers and their families, the doctors don't have to worry about their patients meeting the co-pays.


An Army doctor doesn't need to spend time building a practice or managing a business. A major expense for doctors in private life is that of paying for malpractice insurance. Doctors in the Army don't need to worry about paying this very costly insurance. The Army takes care of that coverage.



Education Requirements

The Army only accepts doctors who have a degree from an accredited medical school in the United States or Puerto Rico. Further, physicians must be citizens of the United States and must be licensed to practice in all states and in the District of Columbia.


Army doctors are not required to pass through Basic Combat Training. Instead, they will receive orientation training with the Officer Basic Leadership Course. However, a military doctor must be in good physical condition.


The mean annual wage in 2017 for all civilian physicians and surgeons, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was $211,390. For comparison, the following are average annual wages from Indeed.com for Army doctors in several specialties:


Anesthesiologist: $115,785

Family Medicine Physician: $148,173

General Practitioner: $155,905

Neurologist: $174,082

Obstetrics and Gynecology: $151,050

Otolaryngology Physician: $199,506

Pediatrician: $149,911

Psychiatrist: $164,002



Military medics receive other attractive benefits in addition to compensation:


The Army gives its doctors 30 days of paid vacation each year.


They are enrolled in a non-contributory retirement plan, and can retire at age 60 after 20 years of service.


Family members also receive medical and dental care at no or low cost.


The Army will pay up to $120,000 of your medical school debt.



Doctors in the Army receive raises based on their years of experience and promotions up through officer ranks. The annual salary ranges from two years of experience up through 40 years, for several levels of officers, are as follows:


Captain: $48,560-$79,002

Major: $55,231-$92,218

Lieutenant Colonel: $64,012-$108,752

Colonel: $76,784-$135,936

Brigadier General: $101,257-$151,283

Major General: $121,860-$175,676




Hope I answer your question and it's helpful.


All the best!


Nil Choudhury Student Expert 29th Jul, 2019

Dear aspirant,

They range from $75000 for audiologist to all the way to $128000 for general practitioner.Allthough the pay may seem good but their counter parts who are civil doctors will earn way more maybe sometime 100-200k more a year. However the role of any army doctor is way more prestegious than any other job .

varunprathore442_6159888 Student Expert 29th Jul, 2019

Hello Raju,

In india the salary of army officer per month is around 2.9 lpa and they are paid in rupees. Now talking about salary of US army officer then there salary is around 12000$ or you can roughly say 9 lakhs ruppe per annum.

I hope you will find my answer helpful.

All the best

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