Published GME salary scale · New York, NY
Mount Sinai Resident Salary 2025–26: $88,703 PGY-1
Mount Sinai pays PGY-1 residents $88,703 in 2025–26, rising to $119,587 by PGY-8, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the New York area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $78,803 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 13 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (The Mount Sinai Hospital)
These rates took effect July 1, 2025 and were still Mount Sinai’s published scale when we last checked on September 25, 2026.
Mount Sinai 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 New York area’s price level (112.6, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $88,703 | $7,392 | $78,803 |
| PGY-2 | $94,511 | $7,876 | $83,963 |
| PGY-3 | $98,293 | $8,191 | $87,323 |
| PGY-4 | $102,224 | $8,519 | $90,815 |
| PGY-5 | $106,312 | $8,859 | $94,447 |
| PGY-6 | $110,565 | $9,214 | $98,225 |
| PGY-7 | $114,988 | $9,582 | $102,154 |
| PGY-8 | $119,587 | $9,966 | $106,240 |
Non-union scale for The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Beth Israel and New York Eye and Ear. Mount Sinai Morningside and West residents are paid on a separate CIR scale.
How Mount Sinai compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. Mount Sinai pays $17,039 more than that median before the adjustment and $4,621 more than it after.
Nearby institutions
| Institution | City | PGY-1 | Cost-of-living adjusted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewYork-Presbyterian | New York, NY | $96,600 | $85,819 | 3 |
| Northwell Health | New Hyde Park, NY | $90,106 | $80,049 | 10 |
| Mount Sinai2025–26 scale | New York, NY | $88,703 | $78,803 | 13 |
| Jefferson | Philadelphia, PA | $80,810 | $78,797 | 14 |
| URMC | Rochester, NY | $72,808 | $75,033 | 31 |
| UPMC | Pittsburgh, PA | $70,962 | $74,956 | 33 |
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- Salary source
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (The Mount Sinai Hospital), published salary scale (PDF)
- Academic year
- 2025–26 (rates effective July 1, 2025)
- Last checked
- What it says
House Staff Salary Scale/Non-Union 2025-2026 ... Effective July 1, 2025 PGY-1 $88,703
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area: 112.6 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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