2025 – 2026 Residency Salaries
| PGY Year | Annual Salary (With Housing Allowance) |
| PGY-1 | $87,044 |
| PGY-2 | $88,867 |
| PGY-3 | $93,975 |
Residency Benefits
Medical Insurance
Coverage effective on first day of employment. Employee cost based on plan selected and number of people enrolled. Employee contributions are on a pre-tax basis.
Dental Insurance
Coverage effective on first day of employment. Employee cost based on number of people enrolled. Employee contributions are on a pre-tax basis.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Healthcare Reimbursement Program
Employee contributes pre-tax dollars to an account from which eligible out-of-pocket healthcare expenses are reimbursed.
Dependent Care Reimbursement Program
Employee contributes pre-tax dollars to an account from which eligible dependent care expenses related to your employment are reimbursed.
Long Term Disability
Premiums are paid by Stamford Health System. LTD insurance provides financial security if an accident or sickness prevents you from working for more than 90 days while you are totally disabled.
Life Insurance
Coverage effective on first day of employment. Premiums are paid by Stamford Health System for life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Supplemental Insurance
Supplemental life insurance and short-term disability insurance are available for employees and family members via payroll deductions.
Tax Sheltered Annuities
Like all Stamford Health employees, resident physicians receive an automatic (a.k.a., non-elective) contribution to a 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity (TSA) plan equivalent to 4% of their annual salaries as well as an additional matching contribution of 1% of their salaries for residents who make individual (a.k.a., elective) contribution to the plan.
Additional Valuable Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Monthly Housing Allowance
- Malpractice Insurance
- Cafeteria Subsidy
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Credit Union
- Employee Health Services
- U.S. Savings Bonds
- Meal Pass for Use On Premises
- Four Lab Coats and Scrub Sets
- Annual Educational Allowance
- Reduced Rate at Health Fitness Institute
- Physician Wellness Resources
- Board Prep Course
- Financial Support for Scholarly Activity/National Presentations
- Educational Resources Provided
- Books: Frameworks of Internal Medicine, Pocket Primary Care, Pocket Medicine, The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics
- Online: MKSAP, NEJM Knowledge+ & 360, AMBOSS, Johns Hopkins PEAC, ACP Board Prep, AMA-GCEP, Yale Office-Based Medicine
- Access to Columbia University Online Library