The St. Luke’s graduate medical education program offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Residents who have successfully completed the St. Luke’s residency program and moved into practice have commented that the cost of living in the Lehigh Valley is lower and they found that they had more buying power than in the large cities.
Current Salary Structure
Post Graduate Year
|
Hourly Rate
|
Annual Rate
|
PGY-1
|
$27.33 |
$56,837 |
PGY-2
|
$28.99 |
$60,295 |
PGY-3
|
$30.15 |
$62,714 |
PGY-4
|
$31.44 |
$65,387 |
PGY-5
|
$32.70 |
$68,018 |
PGY-6
|
$34.15 |
$71,031 |
* New fellows are brought in at PGY 4, PGY YR 4 = Fellow YR 1
Note: Salaries effective July 1, 2017. Salaries start in PGY-1 and correspond to the number of years in the resident’s chosen program.