Table 2.

A comparison of the approximate maximum eligible annual incomes of preventive medicine board-certified U.S. Public Health Service veterinary and medical officers with dependents living in Atlanta, Georgia, by temporary rank, and years of credit per base pay and creditable service entry dates, 2011

^aBase pay is reported according to 2010 military pay table rates (http://dfas.mil/miltarypay/militarypatytables.html) and calculated using base pay entry dates.

^bBased on 2011 pay table rates for Officers with dependents stationed in Atlanta, Georgia (https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/bahCalc.cfm)

^cConsidered variable special pay for Medical Officers

^dAssumes the common tier four-year contract rate for Medical Officers claiming preventive medicine specialty; multiyear retention bonus rates are less for two-year ($8,120/year) and three-year ($15,660/year) contracts.

NA = not available