Published GME salary scale · Winston-Salem, NC
Wake Forest Resident Salary 2026–27: $69,937 PGY-1
Wake Forest pays PGY-1 residents $69,937 in 2026–27, rising to $93,212 by PGY-8, according to its published salary scale. Adjusted for the cost of living in the Winston-Salem area, that PGY-1 salary is worth $75,983 in U.S.-average dollars, ranking 26 of 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks.
Sponsoring institution: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
Wake Forest 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 Winston-Salem area’s price level (92.0, where the U.S. = 100).
| Level | Annual salary | Monthly | Cost-of-living adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $69,937 | $5,828 | $75,983 |
| PGY-2 | $73,064 | $6,089 | $79,380 |
| PGY-3 | $76,075 | $6,340 | $82,652 |
| PGY-4 | $79,664 | $6,639 | $86,551 |
| PGY-5 | $83,137 | $6,928 | $90,324 |
| PGY-6 | $86,264 | $7,189 | $93,721 |
| PGY-7 | $89,390 | $7,449 | $97,118 |
| PGY-8 | $93,212 | $7,768 | $101,270 |
Stipends and benefits Wake Forest publishes
- Meals
- Complimentary on-call meals
How Wake Forest compares
The median PGY-1 salary across the 72 institutions SalaryDr tracks is $71,664, or $74,182 after adjusting for cost of living. Wake Forest pays $1,727 less than that median before the adjustment and $1,801 more 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 |
| Duke | Durham, NC | $71,052 | $72,820 | 42 |
| Emory | Atlanta, GA | $71,959 | $71,917 | 47 |
| UNC Hospitals | Chapel Hill, NC | $64,631 | $66,239 | 68 |
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- Salary source
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Wake Forest University School of Medicine), published salary page
- Academic year
- 2026–27
- Last checked
- What it says
2026-2027 ... PGY-1: $69,937
- Cost of living
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for the Winston-Salem, NC metro area: 92.0 (U.S. = 100), 2024 data. Adjusted salary = published salary ÷ (price parity ÷ 100).
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