Salary and Benefits

Paid vacation and professional leave, health insurance and on-call meal allowances are just a few of the benefits residents receive in addition to their yearly salary, which increases each year.
- Specific information about child care services, library, parking, food and other policies is available in the 2022-2023 house staff manual.
- All of the specifics on program requirements can be found on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education website.
- Learn about UNMC's Lactation Support Program.
House Officer Benefits 2022-2023
- Twenty working days paid vacation.
- Professional leave with pay for approved meetings.
- Sick leave – six months accrual after two years of employment.
- Paid parental, medical or caregiver leave.
- Comprehensive group health coverage.
- Low-rate automatic eligibility disability coverage available.
- Lab coats provided at university expense at the beginning of residency.
- Laundering of lab coats provided.
- $300/house officer appropriation to department for house officer education.
- Travel money for residents investigating practice locations in Nebraska.
- Reimbursement for travel to and from required training sites more than 75 miles from the Medical Center.
- Preferential eligibility for parking.
- Meal allowance while on call at the Nebraska Medical Center at the discretion of the program.
- $8.00 meal card per day provided by the Nebraska Medical Center.
- Liability coverage for moonlighting with advance approval from Program Director and Office of Graduate Medical Education.
- Tuition credit of 15 credit hours/year for employee and immediate family to UNO, UNL, UNK and UNMC
- Free workout options, Clarkson Wellness Center, Lied Exercise Room and Bellevue Medical Center (excludes Student Life Center)
- Full-time House Officer Assistance Program (contact Susan Smith, RN, BS, CEAP).
- House Officer Wellness Lounge with complimentary food on weekends (room 2510 in Medical Science Building).
House Officer Salaries 2022-2023
Position | Annual Salary |
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House Officer I | $61,358 |
House Officer II | $63,629 |
House Officer III | $66,222 |
House Officer IV | $68,583 |
House Officer V | $70,984 |
House Officer VI | $73,275 |
House Officer VII | $76,977 |
House Officer VIII | $80,827 |