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UC Irvine Resident Salary 2026–27: $90,072 PGY-1
UC Irvine pays PGY-1 residents $90,072 in 2026–27, rising to $114,612 by PGY-8, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Orange area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $79,312 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 11 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: UC Irvine School of Medicine
UC Irvine 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 Orange area’s price level (113.6, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $90,072 | $7,506 | $79,312 |
| PGY-2 | $92,690 | $7,724 | $81,618 |
| PGY-3 | $95,897 | $7,991 | $84,442 |
| PGY-4 | $99,246 | $8,271 | $87,391 |
| PGY-5 | $102,856 | $8,571 | $90,569 |
| PGY-6 | $106,269 | $8,856 | $93,575 |
| PGY-7 | $109,433 | $9,119 | $96,361 |
| PGY-8 | $114,612 | $9,551 | $100,921 |
Cost of living uses the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro, which includes Orange County.
How UC Irvine compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. UC Irvine pays $18,408 more than that median before the adjustment and $5,130 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
- UC Irvine School of Medicine, published salary page
- Academic year
- 2026–27 (rates effective July 1, 2026)
- Last checked
- What it says
July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 ... PGY I $90,072 $7,506.00
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area: 113.6 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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