Published GME salary scale · Palo Alto, CA
Stanford Resident Salary 2025–26: $96,949 PGY-1
Stanford pays PGY-1 residents $96,949 in 2025–26, rising to $135,866 by PGY-8, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Palo Alto area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $87,798 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 1 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: Stanford Health Care
These rates took effect September 14, 2025 and were still Stanford’s published scale when we last checked on September 25, 2026.
Stanford 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 Palo Alto area’s price level (110.4, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $96,949 | $8,079 | $87,798 |
| PGY-2 | $101,192 | $8,433 | $91,640 |
| PGY-3 | $107,869 | $8,989 | $97,687 |
| PGY-4 | $113,277 | $9,440 | $102,584 |
| PGY-5 | $119,558 | $9,963 | $108,273 |
| PGY-6 | $124,280 | $10,357 | $112,549 |
| PGY-7 | $130,541 | $10,878 | $118,219 |
| PGY-8 | $135,866 | $11,322 | $123,041 |
Stipends and benefits Stanford publishes
- Housing
- $12,000 housing allowance is included in the salaries shown
- Meals
- Separate meal and cell phone allowances are paid on top of salary
How Stanford compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. Stanford pays $25,285 more than that median before the adjustment and $13,616 more than it after.
Nearby institutions
| Institution | City | PGY-1 | Cost-of-living adjusted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford2025–26 scale | Palo Alto, CA | $96,949 | $87,798 | 1 |
| UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | $98,466 | $86,704 | 2 |
| Kaiser Permanente NorCal | Oakland, CA | $97,940 | $84,714 | 5 |
| UCSF2025–26 scale | San Francisco, CA | $96,953 | $83,860 | 6 |
| UC San Diego2025–26 scale | San Diego, CA | $91,211 | $81,521 | 8 |
| UC Irvine | Orange, CA | $90,072 | $79,312 | 11 |
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- Salary source
- Stanford Health Care, published salary page
- Academic year
- 2025–26 (rates effective September 14, 2025)
- Last checked
- What it says
2025-2026 (effective 9/14/2025) ... PGY I CIR/SEIU $96,948.80
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area: 110.4 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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