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Emory Resident Salary 2026–27: $71,959 PGY-1
Emory pays PGY-1 residents $71,959 in 2026–27, rising to $96,025 by PGY-10, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Atlanta area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $71,917 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 47 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: Emory University School of Medicine
Emory 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 Atlanta area’s price level (100.1, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $71,959 | $5,997 | $71,917 |
| PGY-2 | $76,139 | $6,345 | $76,095 |
| PGY-3 | $78,623 | $6,552 | $78,577 |
| PGY-4 | $81,720 | $6,810 | $81,673 |
| PGY-5 | $85,455 | $7,121 | $85,405 |
| PGY-6 | $87,023 | $7,252 | $86,973 |
| PGY-7 | $88,522 | $7,377 | $88,471 |
| PGY-8 | $90,831 | $7,569 | $90,778 |
| PGY-9 | $93,469 | $7,789 | $93,415 |
| PGY-10 | $96,025 | $8,002 | $95,969 |
How Emory compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. Emory pays $295 more than that median before the adjustment and $2,265 less than it after.
Nearby institutions
| Institution | City | PGY-1 | Cost-of-living adjusted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Emory | Atlanta, GA | $71,959 | $71,917 | 47 |
| VCU Health | Richmond, VA | $69,083 | $70,595 | 52 |
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- Salary source
- Emory University School of Medicine, published salary page
- Academic year
- 2026–27 (rates effective July 1, 2026)
- Last checked
- What it says
House Staff Stipends July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 ... PGY 1 $71,959
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area: 100.1 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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