Highlights
As a Navy Orthopedic Surgeon, you’ll provide essential care for musculoskeletal injuries and disorders, ensuring service members remain fit for duty in both deployed and non-deployed settings. Your expertise will support the health and readiness of service members, ensuring they maintain optimal physical performance in operational environments and Navy medical facilities — both at home and abroad.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bethesda, MD |
| Industry | Government and Military |
| Salary | $325,000–$355,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1775 |
| Website | https://www.navy.com |
Description
Total Annual Compensation: $325,000 to $355,000
This is more than just a job — it’s your chance to practice at the highest level while making a lasting difference in the lives of service members and their families.
Position Details
- Role: Active-Duty FM Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Corps Officer
- Location: Nationwide (Full-time, in-person; not remote/telemedicine)
- Specialty: Orthopedics
Key Responsibilities
As a Navy Orthopedic Surgeon, you’ll provide essential care for musculoskeletal injuries and disorders, ensuring service members remain fit for duty in both deployed and non-deployed settings. You will diagnose, treat, and perform surgeries for conditions such as fractures, joint injuries, ligament tears, and spinal issues. Additionally, you’ll offer non-surgical treatments, rehabilitation, and post-operative care to optimize recovery. Your expertise will support the health and readiness of service members, ensuring they maintain optimal physical performance in operational environments and Navy medical facilities — both at home and abroad.
What You Get
- $600,000 Accession Bonus
- $59,000 Annual Specialty Incentive Pay
- $8,000 Board Certification Pay
- CME Allowance
- Exceptional Benefits – 30 days PTO, retirement, and more
- 12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave (plus convalescent leave as needed)
- No Production Requirements – Practice medicine the right way
- Free or Subsidized Housing – On-base or housing allowance
- Forever GI Bill – 36 months of full tuition + housing + $1,000 books for you or your dependents
- State-of-the-Art Facilities and excellent support staff
- No Billing Headaches – Patient care is fully covered
Potential Practice Locations
Opportunities across the U.S., including California, Illinois, Washington, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and more.
Minimum requirements
- MD or DO from an accredited institution (or ECFMG certified)
- Completion of an ACGME accredited residency (or in final year of residency)
- Board certified (or in final year of residency)
- U.S. Citizenship
- Between the ages of 21 and 64 (Title 10 U.S. Code section 531 and 532)
Benefits
Professional Development, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance
About Company
In America's Navy, opportunity is everywhere. Make a living as a rescue swimmer. Spend your days launching jets off aircraft carriers. Turn your problem-solving skills into cyberwarfare expertise. Bring humanitarian relief to victims of disaster. Wherever your passions lie, the most versatile branch of the military will forge your skills with state-of-the-art technology, collaborative mentorship and hands-on experience. Whether you choose full-time, Active Duty or part-time enlistment in the Navy Reserve, you can meet your professional goals and discover the pride of defending your nation alongside Sailors from across the country.And after all, it's not where the sea takes you, but who it makes you.
Start your journey at NAVY.COM