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 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 2023-2024
- Twenty working days paid vacation.
- Professional leave with pay for approved meetings.
- Sick leave – six months accrual after two years of employment.
- Paid leave available for parental, medical and caregiver leave.
- Comprehensive group health coverage.
- Low-rate, automatic-eligibility disability coverage available.
- Lab coats provided by the university expense and laundered throughout training.
- $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.
- $10.00 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 3442 of University Tower).
House Officer Salaries 2023-2024
Position | Annual Salary |
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House Officer I | $63,198 |
House Officer II | $65,538 |
House Officer III | $68,208 |
House Officer IV | $70,640 |
House Officer V | $73,112 |
House Officer VI | $75,473 |
House Officer VII | $79,286 |
House Officer VIII | $83,252 |