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Cleveland Clinic Resident Salary 2026–27: $69,106 PGY-1
Cleveland Clinic pays PGY-1 residents $69,106 in 2026–27, rising to $92,825 by PGY-10, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Cleveland area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $73,577 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 41 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Cleveland Clinic 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 Cleveland area’s price level (93.9, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $69,106 | $5,759 | $73,577 |
| PGY-2 | $71,470 | $5,956 | $76,094 |
| PGY-3 | $73,994 | $6,166 | $78,782 |
| PGY-4 | $76,889 | $6,407 | $81,864 |
| PGY-5 | $80,608 | $6,717 | $85,823 |
| PGY-6 | $84,180 | $7,015 | $89,627 |
| PGY-7 | $89,204 | $7,434 | $94,976 |
| PGY-8 | $90,521 | $7,543 | $96,378 |
| PGY-9 | $91,657 | $7,638 | $97,587 |
| PGY-10 | $92,825 | $7,735 | $98,831 |
How Cleveland Clinic compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. Cleveland Clinic pays $2,558 less than that median before the adjustment and $605 less than it after.
Nearby institutions
| Institution | City | PGY-1 | Cost-of-living adjusted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Medicine | Ann Arbor, MI | $77,049 | $76,377 | 21 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $73,944 | $76,280 | 23 |
| UChicago Medicine | Chicago, IL | $78,973 | $76,232 | 24 |
| Northwestern McGaw | Chicago, IL | $78,489 | $75,765 | 27 |
| University Hospitals Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $69,825 | $74,343 | 36 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | $69,106 | $73,577 | 41 |
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- Salary source
- Cleveland Clinic, published salary page
- Academic year
- 2026–27 (rates effective May 16, 2026)
- Last checked
- What it says
New rates effective May 16, 2026 ... Grad Level 1 $69,106
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the Cleveland, OH metro area: 93.9 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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