Resident funding
Effective July 1, 2017, the following funding levels are in effect for physics residents:
| 1st year Physics Resident | $53,000 |
| 2nd year Physics Resident | $55,000 |
In addition to direct compensation, physics residents are afforded benefits consistent with other hospital employees including medical and dental insurance, paid vacation and holiday benefits (3 weeks), 5 paid meeting and/or interview days in their second year, sick pay benefits, and disability insurance. The expense of these benefits varies and is shared between the physics resident and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Residents are funded up to $2,500 per year for books and travel.
Financial information
The typical financial burdens of a physics resident based on actual data provided by the residents are as follows:
| Resident A | Resident B | |
| Rent | $700/mth | $700/mth |
| Car Insurance | $1,000/year | $800/year |
| Health Insurance | $45/mth | $45/mth |
| Utilities | $50/mth | $75/mth |
| Food | $60/week | $75/week |
| Gas | $15/week | $30/week |
| Parking | $50/mth | $42/mth |