Salary, Benefits, Services
Salary
Residents will be paid according to the updated University of California salary scales, effective October 1, 2025:
**Salary for the 2026-2027 academic year will be determined by negotiation with union.
| PGY Level | Monthly Salary | Annual Salary |
| 1 | $8,079.42 | $96,953.00 |
| 2 | $8,297.58 | $99,571.00 |
| 3 | $8,564.83 | $102,778.00 |
| 4 | $8,843.92 | $106,127.00 |
| Chief resident | $150 per month added to PGY-4 salary | $1,800 added to PGY-4 salary |
Additional Incentives
- Up to $1200 per year from the UCSF Housestaff Incentive Plan (dependent upon performance on institutional and program-specific quality improvement metrics)
- Up to $1200 per year from the ZSFG Housestaff Incentive Plan (dependent upon performance on institutional and program-specific quality improvement metrics)
- Up to $250 reimbursement per year for UCSF EM residency education fund
- Up to $600 reimbursement per year for ZSFG education fund
- Up to $60 per 2-week period payment for Bilingual Translational Service (only during clinical time at ZSFG)
- Reimbursement for USMLE Step 3 examination fee
- Reimbursement for California medical license fee & renewal
- Membership to SAEM, ACEP, AAEM, and EMRA
- All residents will be funded to attend the national ACEP meeting as PGY-4s
Vacation
4 weeks per academic year
Benefits
Residents receive full benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, and vision) for themselves and their dependents, AD&D, and life and disability insurance. For more information, visit the UCSF Graduate Medical Education website.
Financial resources
Visit the UCSF Graduate Medical Education website section regarding financial resources.
Meals
Residents on duty have access to food services 24 hours/day at all institutions.
Libraries
- UCSF residents have access to online journals and medical search engines (eg. MD Consult, UpToDate) through the UCSF library and they can be accessed remotely.
- The UCSF Library features the Kanbar Center -- an entire wing dedicated to state-of-the-art simulation, clinical skills labs, and telemedicine.
- The Barnett-Briggs Library of Zuckerberg San Francisco General maintains a small collection on clinical medicine and health sciences.
Transportation
Free UCSF shuttle bus service is available throughout the day (Monday through Friday) between all UCSF campuses.