Published GME salary scale · Little Rock, AR
UAMS Resident Salary 2026–27: $63,396 PGY-1
UAMS pays PGY-1 residents $63,396 in 2026–27, rising to $81,996 by PGY-7, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Little Rock area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $70,941 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 50 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
UAMS 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 Little Rock area’s price level (89.4, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $63,396 | $5,283 | $70,941 |
| PGY-2 | $65,791 | $5,483 | $73,621 |
| PGY-3 | $67,886 | $5,657 | $75,966 |
| PGY-4 | $71,101 | $5,925 | $79,563 |
| PGY-5 | $74,343 | $6,195 | $83,191 |
| PGY-6 | $77,210 | $6,434 | $86,399 |
| PGY-7 | $81,996 | $6,833 | $91,755 |
Institution scale as posted by the Diagnostic Radiology residency (UAMS Family Medicine lists the prior-year 2025-26 PGY-1 rate of $61,281).
How UAMS compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. UAMS pays $8,268 less than that median before the adjustment and $3,241 less than it after.
Nearby institutions
| Institution | City | PGY-1 | Cost-of-living adjusted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU-Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $65,839 | $73,799 | 39 |
| UT Health San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $68,908 | $72,752 | 43 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $71,672 | $72,668 | 44 |
| UTHealth Houston | Houston, TX | $71,671 | $72,667 | 45 |
| UAMS | Little Rock, AR | $63,396 | $70,941 | 50 |
| UT Southwestern | Dallas, TX | $71,657 | $69,509 | 54 |
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- Salary source
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), published salary page
- Academic year
- 2026–27
- Last checked
- What it says
2026-2027 ... PGY-1 $63,396
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area: 89.4 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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