Published GME salary scale · San Francisco, CA
UCSF Resident Salary 2025–26: $96,953 PGY-1
UCSF pays PGY-1 residents $96,953 in 2025–26, rising to $124,377 by PGY-9, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the San Francisco area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $83,860 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 6 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: University of California, San Francisco
These rates took effect October 1, 2025 and were still UCSF’s published scale when we last checked on September 25, 2026.
UCSF 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 San Francisco area’s price level (115.6, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $96,953 | $8,079 | $83,860 |
| PGY-2 | $99,571 | $8,298 | $86,124 |
| PGY-3 | $102,778 | $8,565 | $88,898 |
| PGY-4 | $106,127 | $8,844 | $91,795 |
| PGY-5 | $109,737 | $9,145 | $94,918 |
| PGY-6 | $113,149 | $9,429 | $97,869 |
| PGY-7 | $116,315 | $9,693 | $100,607 |
| PGY-8 | $121,494 | $10,125 | $105,087 |
| PGY-9 | $124,377 | $10,365 | $107,580 |
Stipends and benefits UCSF publishes
- Housing
- Housing allowance is folded into the salaries shown (combined since July 1, 2024)
How UCSF compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. UCSF pays $25,289 more than that median before the adjustment and $9,678 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
- University of California, San Francisco, published salary page
- Academic year
- 2025–26 (rates effective October 1, 2025)
- Last checked
- What it says
Rates effective October 1, 2025 ... PGY 1 $96,953.00. Salary for 2026-2027 will be determined by negotiation with union.
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area: 115.6 (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