Resident Salary and Benefits

Geisinger offers a very generous salary and benefits package to its residents.  This includes:

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Salary by Year of Training

• PGY1   $65, 603 

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Vacation/CME Time Away Allowances:

• Five CME meeting days for R-2 and above

• 15 working days per year

• Expenses and time away for paper/poster presentations at national conferences, as approved by the GME Office

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CME/Moving Expenses:

• $750 reimbursement for moving expenses

• R1 – $750 for books/journal subscriptions

• R2 and greater – $2,500 per year for books and CME

• Five relocation days

 

Benefits

• Health insurance (Geisinger Health Plan)

• Dental insurance

• Life insurance

• Disability insurance

 

Additional information concerning our benefits package and policies can be found on our institutional website by following this link:

• Sample resident agreement

• House staff benefit summary

• MyBenefits guide

• CSERDR

• Drug & alcohol policy

• Moonlighting policy

• Work hours policy

• Wellness policy