COMPENSATION





First Year (PGY1)

Second Year (PGY2)

Third Year (PGY3)

Stipends & Benefits

Effective November 2025

$ 63,072

$ 65,304

$ 67,613 (*Additional Chiefs Stipend)

Continuing Medical Education


$ 1,500

$ 2,000

$ 2,000

Memberships and Licensing

• Paid North Carolina medical license and board examination fees

• Paid Step 3 fees and travel expenses

• Paid membership fees for the AAFP and AOA (for D.O.) residents

• Paid fees for PALS, ACLS, ALSO and BLS courses

• Paid fees for Board Review Course to prepare for the Board Certification Exams

• Gym membership at Health Plex for the resident and significant other

• $50 dollar allowance per month, towards cell phone expenses

• Meal cards for the in-house night float rotation

• Meals provided during didactics and at any required noon meetings

• Allowance for white coat and/or scrubs program jacket

Vacation

• Twenty paid time off days per year

• Two (2) floating holidays

One (1) Wellness floating holiday

One (1) Diversity Floating Holiday

• PGY-2 and PGY-3 have a total of 5 days per year for approved CME activities and travel time for board exam

• Maternity/paternity leave policy

• Bereavement Leave (up to three days)

• Jury duty leave


Fringe Benefits

• Medical/Prescription Insurance (Base Plan Option 100% employer paid for Resident and eligible dependents, effective 1st day of employment-if elected)

• Dental Insurance (100% employer paid for Resident and eligible dependents, effective 1st of the month after 30 days of employment-if elected)

• Vision Plan (effective 1st of the month after 30 days of employment-if elected)

• Life Insurance Policy 100% Employer Paid (2 times annual earnings up to maximum of $100,000, effective 1st of the month after 30 days of employment)

• Supplemental Life Insurance for employee and eligible dependents (effective 1st of the month after 30 days of employment-if elected)

• Long Term Disability Insurance – 100% Employer Paid (effective 1st day of employment)

• Voluntary Short Term Disability Insurance (effective 1st of the month after 30 days of employment-if elected)

• Flexible Spending Accounts - Medical and Dependent Care (Effective 1st of the month after 30 day of employment, if elected)

• Supplemental Health Plans – Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital for employee and eligible dependents (effective 1st of the month after 30 days of employment-if elected)

• Pet Insurance• 401(K) Retirement Plan ($0.50 on the dollar match up to employee’s 6% contribution, eligible 1st day of next quarter after 90 days)

• 403(b) Retirement Plan (eligible on 1st day of employment)

• Malpractice Insurance (100% employer paid)• Free Parking• Use of SR-AHEC Vehicles, if available, for business/educational purposes


Resident Holidays

• New Year’s Day (January 1)

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Third Monday in January)

• Good Friday (Friday before Easter)

• Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)

• Independence Day (July 4)

• Labor Day (First Monday in September)

• Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November

• Day After Thanksgiving (Friday following Thanksgiving)

• Christmas Eve (December 24)

• Christmas Day (December 25)

* Time-off depends on your rotation schedule.