Salaries & Benefits

• PL-1 $75,876
• PL-2 $80,452 
• PL-3 $85,086

• New resident relocation bonus ($650)
• 401K: Up to 15 percent of salary; CNH matches up to 5 percent of salary during PL2 and PL3
• Stipend for lab coats and scrubs ($115 for PL1s, $95 for both PL2s and PL3s)
• Stipend for transportation distributed annually ($325) to cover transportation home when unsafe to drive or transportation between work sites
• Discounted on-site parking
• Group life insurance, health insurance (including gender-affirming and other medical procedures related to transgender health), dental plan, vision plan
• Coverage for spouses (applies to same and opposite sex marriages) and parental leave (applies to same and opposite sex parents)

• PL1: $1,350
• PL2: $2,100
• PL3: $3,400

• ABP certification exam registration fee reimbursement of $2,265
• AAP membership fee waived
• Annual training licensure fee reimbursement. Reimbursement for unrestricted state licensure at end of training.
• USMLE Step 3 fee reimbursement

• Four weeks of vacation
• Four-day holiday leave per year
• Three personal days per year
• Seven educational days per year
• Twelve paid sick leave days per year
• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave (Available at the start of training)
• Paid medical and caregiver leave (Available at the start of training)

• Annual two-night, off-site intern retreat
• End of year party and holiday party
• Beach week at end of intern year
• PL-2 day off and PL-3 day off
• 1-day PL-2 professional development retreat
• PL-2 and PL-3 "Step-Up" professional development half days
• Float week system for interns with predictable weekdays and days off

• George Washington Psychiatry – Residents have access to five free and completely confidential sessions with GW psychiatrists. Appointments are flexible and designed to fit a residents busy schedule.
• Employee Assistance Program – All Children’s National Hospital employees have the opportunity to talk confidentially with a behavioral health professional about a wide range of personal matters in a confidential manner at no cost.
• Annual free individual opt-out psychology visits with our residency program psychologist
• Mental health reimbursement through the union
• Scheduled debriefs for each inpatient rotation. The debrief team is also available to schedule additional debriefs for teams and individuals as needed

• Resident Union
• Night-float system (with significant reduction in 24-hour calls)
• Intern float week during inpatient blocks
• Patient Care Trust Fund (used to buy gifts and supplies for patients)
• Non-resident inpatient services and physician extenders (NPs and PAs) on multiple hospital services to reduce resident clinical workload
• Stringent ACGME duty hour monitoring
• Protected time for academic endeavors for those who apply for and are granted REACH project time
• Advocacy opportunities

More details about employee benefits can be found here.

Residents at Children’s National have been members of the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), a national Resident Union, for more than 30 years.

• View 2023-24 PL1 employment agreement (PDF)