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USF Health Resident Salary 2026–27: $69,364 PGY-1
USF Health pays PGY-1 residents $69,364 in 2026–27, rising to $90,732 by PGY-8, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Tampa area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $68,752 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 58 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
USF Health 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 Tampa area’s price level (100.9, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $69,364 | $5,780 | $68,752 |
| PGY-2 | $71,424 | $5,952 | $70,794 |
| PGY-3 | $73,991 | $6,166 | $73,338 |
| PGY-4 | $77,179 | $6,432 | $76,498 |
| PGY-5 | $80,529 | $6,711 | $79,819 |
| PGY-6 | $83,496 | $6,958 | $82,759 |
| PGY-7 | $86,690 | $7,224 | $85,925 |
| PGY-8 | $90,732 | $7,561 | $89,932 |
Compensation status (CS) levels 1-8.
How USF Health compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. USF Health pays $2,300 less than that median before the adjustment and $5,430 less than it after.
Nearby institutions
| Institution | City | PGY-1 | Cost-of-living adjusted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChristianaCare | Newark, DE | $78,520 | $76,565 | 20 |
| Atrium Health CMC | Charlotte, NC | $74,048 | $76,065 | 25 |
| Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | $69,937 | $75,983 | 26 |
| UF College of Medicine | Gainesville, FL | $67,177 | $69,446 | 55 |
| USF Health | Tampa, FL | $69,364 | $68,752 | 58 |
| Jackson / University of Miami | Miami, FL | $73,622 | $64,493 | 70 |
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- Salary source
- USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, published salary scale (PDF)
- Academic year
- 2026–27 (rates effective July 1, 2026)
- Last checked
- What it says
2026-2027 Housestaff Stipends ... CS-1 $69,364 ... effective for contracts that start 7/1/2026 or later
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area: 100.9 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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