Published GME salary scale · Rochester, MN
Mayo Clinic Resident Salary 2025–26: $75,105 PGY-1
Mayo Clinic pays PGY-1 residents $75,105 in 2025–26, rising to $106,096 by PGY-10, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Rochester area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $82,696 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 7 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
These rates took effect March 11, 2026 and were still Mayo Clinic’s published scale when we last checked on September 25, 2026.
Mayo Clinic salary by PGY year (2025–26)
Annual salary from the published scale. The adjusted column converts each figure to U.S.-average dollars using the Rochester area’s price level (90.8, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $75,105 | $6,259 | $82,696 |
| PGY-2 | $77,721 | $6,477 | $85,576 |
| PGY-3 | $80,936 | $6,745 | $89,116 |
| PGY-4 | $85,398 | $7,117 | $94,029 |
| PGY-5 | $89,036 | $7,420 | $98,035 |
| PGY-6 | $92,376 | $7,698 | $101,712 |
| PGY-7 | $95,417 | $7,951 | $105,061 |
| PGY-8 | $99,058 | $8,255 | $109,069 |
| PGY-9 | $102,594 | $8,550 | $112,963 |
| PGY-10 | $106,096 | $8,841 | $116,819 |
One stipend scale for the Arizona, Florida and Minnesota campuses (oral and maxillofacial surgery excepted). Cost of living uses Rochester, MN.
Stipends and benefits Mayo Clinic publishes
- Meals
- Meal subsidy while on call
How Mayo 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. Mayo Clinic pays $3,441 more than that median before the adjustment and $8,514 more than it after.
Nearby institutions
| Institution | City | PGY-1 | Cost-of-living adjusted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic2025–26 scale | Rochester, MN | $75,105 | $82,696 | 7 |
| UND School of Medicine | Grand Forks, ND | $69,510 | $80,207 | 9 |
| University of Kansas | Kansas City, KS | $71,444 | $77,201 | 16 |
| UnityPoint Health Des Moines | Des Moines, IA | $70,367 | $76,735 | 18 |
| UNMC | Omaha, NE | $69,058 | $75,136 | 30 |
| WashU / Barnes-Jewish | St. Louis, MO | $71,239 | $74,919 | 34 |
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- Salary source
- Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, published salary page
- Academic year
- 2025–26 (rates effective March 11, 2026)
- Last checked
- What it says
Resident and fellow educational stipends: Effective March 11, 2026 ... Graduate Level 1 $75,105
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the Rochester, MN metro area: 90.8 (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