Published GME salary scale · Camden, NJ

Cooper University Health Care Resident Salary 2026–27: $71,474 PGY-1

Cooper University Health Care pays PGY-1 residents $71,474 in 2026–27, rising to $93,988 by PGY-8, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Camden area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $69,694 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 53 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.

Sponsoring institution: Cooper University Health Care (Cooper Medical School of Rowan University)

PGY-1 salary
$71,474
PGY-8 salary
$93,988
PGY-1, cost-of-living adjusted
$69,694
Resident Pay Index rank
53 of 72

Cooper University Health Care 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 Camden area’s price level (102.6, where the U.S. = 100).

Cooper University Health Care resident salary by postgraduate year, 2026–27
LevelAnnual salaryMonthlyCost-of-living adjusted
PGY-1$71,474$5,956$69,694
PGY-2$74,226$6,186$72,377
PGY-3$77,377$6,448$75,450
PGY-4$80,884$6,740$78,869
PGY-5$84,077$7,006$81,983
PGY-6$87,552$7,296$85,371
PGY-7$91,029$7,586$88,762
PGY-8$93,988$7,832$91,648

Cost of living uses the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro.

Stipends and benefits Cooper University Health Care publishes

Housing
$2,200 yearly housing stipend
Meals
$1,380 yearly meal stipend
Education and books
Educational reimbursement up to $1,500 a year; $935 toward USMLE/COMLEX Step 3

How Cooper University Health Care compares

The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. Cooper University Health Care pays $190 less than that median before the adjustment and $4,488 less than it after.

Nearby institutions

Cooper University Health Care compared with nearby institutions
InstitutionCityPGY-1Cost-of-living adjustedRank
NewYork-PresbyterianNew York, NY$96,600$85,8193
Northwell HealthNew Hyde Park, NY$90,106$80,04910
Mount Sinai2025–26 scaleNew York, NY$88,703$78,80313
JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA$80,810$78,79714
ChristianaCareNewark, DE$78,520$76,56520
Cooper University Health CareCamden, NJ$71,474$69,69453

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Source and methodology

Salary source
Cooper University Health Care (Cooper Medical School of Rowan University), published salary page
Academic year
2026–27
Last checked
What it says
AY 2026-27 ... PGY-1: $71,473.99
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).

Figures are base salary as the institution publishes it. They exclude stipends, bonuses, moonlighting and taxes unless noted. Report an error