{"id":4354,"date":"2020-11-19T16:46:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T22:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/stage-orthopaedics\/?page_id=4354"},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:38:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:38:41","slug":"salary-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/orthopaedics\/education\/residency\/orthopaedic-surgery\/salary-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Salary &#038; Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Salary effective for 2025 &#8211; 2026 academic year. San Antonio has a favorable cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-7\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-7 ledger colorized-theme-darken far-notso\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Year<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Salary<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PGY-1<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$67,556.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PGY-2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$70,085.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PGY-3<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$71,980.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PGY-4<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$74,888.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PGY-5<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$78,540.59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-7 from cache -->[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Major Benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Health Insurance (cost shared)<\/li>\n<li>Dental Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Life Insurance<\/li>\n<li>Disability Insurance, short and long term<\/li>\n<li>Professional Liability Insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Permits and Association Dues<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Texas Medical Board Physician in Training Permit application fee reimbursement<\/li>\n<li>American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Resident Membership \u2013 including the<\/li>\n<li>Following publications: JAAOS Yellow Journal, SAOJ, and JBJS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Educational and Developmental Support<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>AAOS ResStudy question bank provided year 1<\/li>\n<li>Education fund provided throughout all 5 years<\/li>\n<li>Conference funding provided by industry sponsors<\/li>\n<li>Travel funds and time allotted for scholarly work presentations and conferences<\/li>\n<li>Formal Board Review Course 2 months before ABOS Board Exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Vacation and Sick Leave<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>15 days of paid vacation time per year<\/li>\n<li>Vacation time is not assigned and can be used anytime throughout the year, as long as coverage for clinical duties is obtained<\/li>\n<li>10 paid days of sick leave per year for injury or illness<\/li>\n<li>Sick leave can be carried over through academic years during residency<\/li>\n<li>Additional days allotted for scholarly work, fellowship or job interviews and for personal medical and dental care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Meals, Parking and Uniforms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Monthly meal stipend for overnight call at University Hospital, VA Hospital, and free meals at Methodist Hospital facilities<\/li>\n<li>Complimentary parking for all residents provided by University Hospital<\/li>\n<li>White coats provided free of charge to incoming residents<\/li>\n<li>Scrubs provided and laundered by University Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Maternity of Paternity Leave<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>FMLA eligible<\/li>\n<li>Supportive environment for parental leave choices using a combination of sick leave and vacation time for maternity, paternity, or other extended leave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"panel outline\"><nav aria-label=\"Orthopaedic Residency Program sub-navigation\" class=\"collapsible subnav\"><ul id=\"menu-orthopaedic-residency-program\" class=\"subnav leaf\" data-accordion-menu><li id=\"menu-item-4259\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-4259\"><a href=\"#\">Orthopaedic Residency Program<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-4260\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4260\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/orthopaedics\/education\/residency\/orthopaedic-surgery\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-4261\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4261\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/orthopaedics\/education\/residency\/orthopaedic-surgery\/program-highlights\/\">Program Highlights<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-4262\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4262\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/orthopaedics\/education\/residency\/orthopaedic-surgery\/graduate-outcomes\/\">Graduate Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4263\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4263\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/orthopaedics\/education\/residency\/orthopaedic-surgery\/application-process\/\">Application Process &#8211; 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