For an officer (O-1 and above), the amount of the maximum Combat Tax Exclusion in effect for a qualifying month equals the sum of the highest rate of enlisted basic pay payable (E10 $7143.30) and the amount of hostile fire/imminent danger pay actually payable to the officer for the qualifying month ($225.00).
FICA: For 2009, the wage base for withholding social security
(old age, survivors, and disability insurance) has increased from $102,000 to $106,800.
There is no wage base limit for Medicare (hospital
insurance). For social security, the tax rate is 6.2%
each for employers and employees. For Medicare, the
rate is 1.45% each for employers and employees.
TRICARE Dental Plan (TDP)The TDP is available to Family Members of Active Duty Service Members and National Guard/Reserve Service Members and Their Families