Pediatric Residency Salary and Benefits

Pediatric Residency Salary

Pediatric residency salary is dependent upon years in a residency program, with PL-1 being the first year and PL-2 being the second year. Learn how much pediatric residents make for salary:

• PL-1: $67,245
• PL-2: $68,589
• PL-3: $70,970

Pediatric Residency Benefits

Pediatric Resident Vacation

Pediatric residents receive 12 weeks of vacation over the three-year training period, and the program follows the American Board of Pediatrics Leave of Absence Policy.

Step 3

We provide full reimbursement for the cost of the examination to any resident who passes the exam by their 12th month of training. Future pediatric residents may opt to take Step 3 before entering the pediatric residency program.

Meal stipend

Because pediatric resident trainees spend up to 80 hours per week in the hospital and may not be able to bring food from home for each meal, Akron Children’s provides a stipend for food from the cafeteria. The amount is specified in your contract. These funds are intended for use by pediatric resident trainees who are on campus that week. This means that the funds are not available during away electives, out-of-town conferences or during vacation. The intent is that the food purchased will be consumed at work.

Residency Research

We provide up to $1,000 reimbursement for regional or national presentations.

Resident Moving Expense

Moving for residency can be a challenging and costly endeavor. That’s why Akron Children’s offers a moving reimbursement up to $1,000 and subject to IRS Guidelines (50+ miles).

Please check with Human Resources and with Medical Education to learn more about these guidelines before you assume certain relocation expense will be covered, as the IRS rules are precise. To receive reimbursement, you must submit your receipts via Chrome River.

 

Free, Safe, Convenient Resident Parking

Each trainee is provided with parking on the Akron campus at no charge, a cost savings to each trainee of approximately $600 per year. The parking is in a covered deck that is accessible to the hospital via a bridge so there is no need to brave rain or snow at any point in the year.  Trainees on away electives or rotations will not have free parking unless parking is provided by the program or facility at which the elective/rotation occurs. Parking is paid for at the adult hospital that trainees need to go to for their Term Newborn and NICU rotations.

Resident Lab Coat

One embroidered lab coat is provided to each pediatric resident student.

Resident Health Benefits

All pediatric resident trainees, as employees of Akron Children’s, and their eligible dependents, are eligible for the benefits package offered by the hospital. The benefits offered include health, vision and dental insurance, and short- and long-term disability, among others. The specific details of the benefits package vary each year and are explained to you at orientation and annually thereafter. We encourage you to contact the Benefits Office, in Human Resources, if you have any questions regarding your benefits. Contact information for Human Resources can be found on myKidsnet.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Akron Children’s offers two pre-tax flexible spending accounts for pediatric residency trainees to use to help pay for out-of-pocket health and dependent care expenses throughout the year:

• Health Care Flexible Spending Account – for reimbursement of medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision expenses
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account – for reimbursement of supervised care of your child or a qualifying adult dependent

Employee Assistance Program

Counseling and guidance services available for any life circumstances.

Short- and Long-Term Disability for Residents

Resident disability insurance effective three months from the effective date of your health benefits.

• Short-term disability is paid at 100% of salary.
• The core plan for long-term is 50% of salary, with options to upgrade.
• Our program follows the ABP and ACGME LOA Policies.

403(b) Resident Retirement Saving

• Residents may participate in the hospital’s 403(b) plan from their date of hire.
• Retirement matching is available to all residents as of 7/1/25

Professional Liability Insurance for Residents

Akron Children’s provides pediatric residency trainees with professional liability insurance covering acts and omissions of the trainee in the course of the performance of services for Akron Children’s. Such coverage shall be in amounts of not less than that required of Children’s Medical Staff members. Children’s current primary layer of professional liability insurance coverage is written on an occurrence basis. In the event Children’s converts its primary layer of insurance coverage to a “claims made” policy effective during the term of the trainee’s employment by Children’s, then on termination of the trainee’s employment with Children’s, Children’s would obtain coverage to the extent necessary to provide continuous coverage for claims asserted after termination of the trainee’s employment but arising out of occurrences during his or her employment.

Your liability coverage only extends to your assigned training activities. You must not informally treat or prescribe for family members, friends, hospital employees or medical students.

Employee Health Services

• Basic health screenings
• Immunizations (required, for travel and for return to school)
• Follow-up after work-related injuries
• Free and confidential “Opt Out Counseling”
• Minor first aid
• Smoking cessation information and nicotine patches

Fitness Club Membership

All pediatric resident trainees are offered free individual membership to Cleveland Clinic Akron General Health & Wellness Centers in Stow, Green and Montrose.

Smoke, Electronic Cigarette and Tobacco-Free Campus

Akron Children’s is a tobacco-free health care system. Prospective employees who test positive for nicotine will have their offer of employment rescinded and will not be permitted to start work.