Published GME salary scale · Dallas, TX
UT Southwestern Resident Salary 2026–27: $71,657 PGY-1
UT Southwestern pays PGY-1 residents $71,657 in 2026–27, rising to $100,944 by PGY-8, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Dallas area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $69,509 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 54 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern 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 Dallas area’s price level (103.1, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $71,657 | $5,971 | $69,509 |
| PGY-2 | $74,258 | $6,188 | $72,032 |
| PGY-3 | $77,686 | $6,474 | $75,357 |
| PGY-4 | $82,225 | $6,852 | $79,760 |
| PGY-5 | $86,343 | $7,195 | $83,755 |
| PGY-6 | $89,505 | $7,459 | $86,822 |
| PGY-7 | $95,050 | $7,921 | $92,201 |
| PGY-8 | $100,944 | $8,412 | $97,918 |
Institution-wide stipend table as published on the Internal Medicine residency page.
How UT Southwestern compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. UT Southwestern pays $7 less than that median before the adjustment and $4,673 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
- UT Southwestern Medical Center, published salary page
- Academic year
- 2026–27
- Last checked
- What it says
2026-2027 ... Program Year 1 $71,657
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area: 103.1 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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