Salary and Benefits

The St. Luke’s graduate medical education program offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Residents who have successfully completed the St. Luke’s residency program and moved into practice have commented that the cost of living in the Lehigh Valley is lower and they found that they had more buying power than in the large cities.

Current Salary Structure

Post Graduate Year	Hourly Rate	Annual Rate
PGY-1	$27.33	$57,973
PGY-2	$28.99	$61,502
PGY-3	$30.15	$63,969

Note: Salaries effective July 1, 2018. Salaries start in PGY-1 and correspond to the number of years in the resident’s chosen program.

For the academic year 2018-2019, the PGY-1 salary is $57,974 plus benefits

Insurance
- Choice of health care plans for residents and their dependents
- Dental insurance for the resident and his/her dependents (after six months of employment)
- Life insurance equal to the yearly salary
- Long-term disability insurance (after six months of employment)
- Option to purchase short-term disability insurance
- Malpractice insurance
Paid Time Off
- 15 days vacation for residents yearly
- Two personal days yearly
- Sick time will accrue at a rate of one day per month
Education
- Book allowance - $550 per year
- Payment of licensing and examination fees required for advancement in the program
Conference and Travel Allowance
- Funding up to $2,000 for a conference in the last year with the approval of the Program Director and Chief Academic Officer
- One additional conference yearly with a $1,500 stipend when a resident at any level of training has a paper accepted for presentation at a meeting
Other Benefits
- iPad mini for Epic use
- Prescription plan for the resident and dependents
- Free meals on-call
- Free on-site covered parking
- Three free lab coats
- Employee assistance program
- Child development center provides day care for hospital employees’ children at competitive rates (adjacent to St. Luke’s Hospital – Bethlehem Campus)
- Credit union membership
- Membership in the St. Luke’s Health & Fitness Center
- Tax sheltered annuities - option to establish payroll deductions for pre-tax contributions
- Flexible spending accounts - option to establish pre-tax deduction to pay for dependent (child or elder care)