Published GME salary scale · Newark, DE
ChristianaCare Resident Salary 2026–27: $78,520 PGY-1
ChristianaCare pays PGY-1 residents $78,520 in 2026–27, rising to $107,037 by PGY-8, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Newark area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $76,565 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 20 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
ChristianaCare salary by PGY year (2026–27)
Annual salary from the published scale. The adjusted column converts each figure to U.S.-average dollars using the Newark area’s price level (102.6, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $78,520 | $6,543 | $76,565 |
| PGY-2 | $80,725 | $6,727 | $78,714 |
| PGY-3 | $84,552 | $7,046 | $82,446 |
| PGY-4 | $88,795 | $7,400 | $86,584 |
| PGY-5 | $92,955 | $7,746 | $90,640 |
| PGY-6 | $97,490 | $8,124 | $95,062 |
| PGY-7 | $102,190 | $8,516 | $99,645 |
| PGY-8 | $107,037 | $8,920 | $104,371 |
Cost of living uses the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro, which includes northern Delaware.
How ChristianaCare compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. ChristianaCare pays $6,856 more than that median before the adjustment and $2,383 more than it after.
Nearby institutions
| Institution | City | PGY-1 | Cost-of-living adjusted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | Philadelphia, PA | $80,810 | $78,797 | 14 |
| ChristianaCare | Newark, DE | $78,520 | $76,565 | 20 |
| Atrium Health CMC | Charlotte, NC | $74,048 | $76,065 | 25 |
| Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | $69,937 | $75,983 | 26 |
| Duke | Durham, NC | $71,052 | $72,820 | 42 |
| Cooper University Health Care | Camden, NJ | $71,474 | $69,694 | 53 |
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- Salary source
- ChristianaCare, published salary page
- Academic year
- 2026–27
- Last checked
- What it says
2026-2027 ... PGY 1: $78,520.00
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area: 102.6 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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