U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Veterans Affairs / Medical Officer

Job-title file

Medical Officer

Diagnose and treat patients, direct clinical care, and supervise other medical staff.

29,857 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $289,985, above the department median of $88,751.

Employees: 29,857
Total payroll: $8.9B
Role median: $289,985
Agency median: $88,751
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$57,606$405,976+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 29,857 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Medical Officer pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Physicians, All Other — about 342,720 people — is $265,930. Department of Veterans Affairs pays a median base salary of $289,314 for this role, 9% above that figure — about the 55th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Veterans Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$69,170

$102,930

$265,930

$378,770

$452,360

Department of Veterans Affairs median · $289,314

The bar is the range of annual wages for Physicians, All Other across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Veterans Affairs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 29,437 of 29,857 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Veterans Affairs is $289,985, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Medical Officer is held in 18 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Veterans Affairs, the median of $289,985 ranks #1 of 18.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Homeland Security

$257,532 · 20

Office of Personnel Management

$243,500 · 1

Armed Forces Retirement Home

$239,161 · 4

Department of Transportation

$225,786 · 54

National Transportation Safety Board

$206,879 · 2

Department of Energy

$204,000 · 1

Department of Health and Human Services

$196,262 · 5,151

U.S. Agency for International Development

$191,900 · 13

Department of Labor

$191,900 · 9

Department of State

$191,900 · 14

Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration

$191,900 · 36

Peace Corps

$191,900 · 6

Median total compensation for the Medical Officer role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Medical Officer beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $280,433 ranks #2 of 2. See Medical Officer across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$367,205 · 35

Median total compensation for comparable Medical Officerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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La Betty

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$187,485

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $187,485
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,485
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Houston
Work county: Harris
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $187,485
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,054
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 483280201
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

La Betty holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Houston, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $187,485. Their pay grade is Ph.

Panagiotis Roussos

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$187,203

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $187,203
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,203
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: New York - Bronx
Work county: Bronx
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $187,203
Basic Pay (before locality): $141,190
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170005
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Panagiotis Roussos serves as a Medical Officer based in New York - Bronx, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $187,203. They are classified at grade Ph.

Sheryl Anthos

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$186,854

Sub-department: Veterans Benefits Administration
Base pay: $186,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,854
Pay grade: 15
Work city: Tampa
Work county: Hillsborough
Work state: Florida

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $186,854
Basic Pay (before locality): $159,950
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 122950057
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Sheryl Anthos holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Tampa, Florida. In 2024, their total compensation was $186,854. Their pay grade is 15.

Ruth Collazo

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$186,371

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $186,371
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,371
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Dallas
Work county: Dallas
Work state: Texas

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $186,371
Basic Pay (before locality): $108,338
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 481730113
Length of Service (Years): 6
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): VM

Ruth Collazo holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Dallas, Texas. In 2024, their total compensation was $186,371. Their pay grade is Ph.

Rolfe Morrison

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$186,283

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $186,283
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,283
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: New York - Bronx
Work county: Bronx
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $186,283
Basic Pay (before locality): $157,326
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170005
Length of Service (Years): 20
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Rolfe Morrison is a Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in New York - Bronx, New York. 2024 total compensation came to $186,283. They are classified at grade Ph.

Michael Keith

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$185,771

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $185,771
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,771
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Cleveland
Work county: Cuyahoga
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $185,771
Basic Pay (before locality): $177,496
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391680035
Length of Service (Years): 32
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Michael Keith works as a Medical Officer for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael earned $185,771 in 2024. Their pay grade is Ph.

Sarah Dorsey

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$185,694

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $185,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,694
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Madison
Work county: Dane
Work state: Wisconsin

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $185,694
Basic Pay (before locality): $145,224
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 552780025
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Sarah Dorsey is a Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Madison, Wisconsin. 2024 total compensation came to $185,694. They are classified at grade Ph.

Andrew Vreede

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$185,693

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $185,693
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,693
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Ann Arbor
Work county: Washtenaw
Work state: Michigan

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $185,693
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,088
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 260150161
Length of Service (Years): 5
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Andrew Vreede serves as a Medical Officer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Their 2024 pay totaled $185,693. They are classified at grade Ph.

Tiffany Lin

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$185,485

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $185,485
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,485
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Madison
Work county: Dane
Work state: Wisconsin

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $185,485
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,054
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 552780025
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Tiffany Lin is a Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Madison, Wisconsin. 2024 total compensation came to $185,485. They are classified at grade Ph.

Ula Hwang

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$185,440

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $185,440
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,440
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: New York - Bronx
Work county: Bronx
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $185,440
Basic Pay (before locality): $149,258
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170005
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Ula Hwang serves as a Medical Officer based in New York - Bronx, New York. Their 2024 pay totaled $185,440. They are classified at grade Ph.

Jeffrey Beamish

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,485

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,485
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,485
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Ann Arbor
Work county: Washtenaw
Work state: Michigan

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,485
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,054
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 260150161
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Jeffrey Beamish is a Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2024 total compensation came to $184,485. They are classified at grade Ph.

James Murrough

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,245

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,245
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,245
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: New York - Bronx
Work county: Bronx
Work state: New York

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,245
Basic Pay (before locality): $129,088
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 364170005
Length of Service (Years): 4
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

James Murrough holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in New York - Bronx, New York. In 2024, their total compensation was $184,245. Their pay grade is Ph.

Kolby Mumau

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$184,151

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $184,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,151
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Baltimore
Work county: Baltimore
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $184,151
Basic Pay (before locality): $125,054
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240050510
Length of Service (Years): 3
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Kolby Mumau is a Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Baltimore, Maryland. 2024 total compensation came to $184,151. They are classified at grade Ph.

James Alstott

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$182,985

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $182,985
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,985
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Madison
Work county: Dane
Work state: Wisconsin

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $182,985
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 552780025
Length of Service (Years): 1
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

James Alstott holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2024, their total compensation was $182,985. Their pay grade is Ph.

Jacqueline Bork

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$181,967

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $181,967
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,967
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Baltimore
Work county: Baltimore
Work state: Maryland

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,967
Basic Pay (before locality): $133,122
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 240050510
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Jacqueline Bork holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2024, their total compensation was $181,967. Their pay grade is Ph.

Daniel Matlock

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$181,165

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $181,165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,165
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Aurora
Work county: Adams
Work state: Colorado

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $181,165
Basic Pay (before locality): $133,122
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 080110001
Length of Service (Years): 7
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Daniel Matlock holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Aurora, Colorado. In 2024, their total compensation was $181,165. Their pay grade is Ph.

Viviana Barquet-Piza

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$180,439

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $180,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,439
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,439
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Viviana Barquet-Piza is a Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. 2024 total compensation came to $180,439. They are classified at grade Ph.

Giovanni Campagna

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$180,433

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $180,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,433
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,433
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Giovanni Campagna holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. In 2024, their total compensation was $180,433. Their pay grade is Ph.

Miriam Smetak

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$180,433

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $180,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,433
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,433
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Miriam Smetak works as a Medical Officer for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Miriam earned $180,433 in 2024. Their pay grade is Ph.

Ahmad Ali

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$180,433

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $180,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,433
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Columbia
Work county: Boone
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,433
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 291800019
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Ahmad Ali holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Columbia, Missouri. In 2024, their total compensation was $180,433. Their pay grade is Ph.

Sai Challapalli

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$180,433

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $180,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,433
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,433
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Sai Challapalli works as a Medical Officer for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Sai earned $180,433 in 2024. Their pay grade is Ph.

Evan Jameyfield

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$180,433

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $180,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,433
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,433
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Evan Jameyfield is a Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. 2024 total compensation came to $180,433. They are classified at grade Ph.

Alixandra Riddering

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$180,433

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $180,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,433
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,433
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Alixandra Riddering works as a Medical Officer for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Alixandra earned $180,433 in 2024. Their pay grade is Ph.

Mustafa Safi

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$180,433

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $180,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,433
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,433
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Mustafa Safi holds the role of Medical Officer at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. In 2024, their total compensation was $180,433. Their pay grade is Ph.

Aaditya Shah

Medical Officer/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$180,433

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $180,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,433
Pay grade: Ph
Work city: Saint Louis
Work county: Saint Louis
Work state: Missouri

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $180,433
Basic Pay (before locality): $121,020
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 297080510
Length of Service (Years): 0
Occupation Code (OPM): 0602
Pay Plan (OPM): AD

Aaditya Shah works as a Medical Officer for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Aaditya earned $180,433 in 2024. Their pay grade is Ph.