Salary & Benefits for Pharmacy Residents

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Salary

• PGY1 Pharmacy Residents will earn an annual stipend of $75,000
• PGY2 Pharmacy Residents will earn an annual stipend of $81,432

Benefits

Eligibility for University-Sponsored health and welfare benefits and retirement benefits. This can include medical, vision, dental and life plan insurance. In addition, the accrual of vacation, sick and educational leave is included:

• Vacation: An accrual of up to 15 working days per year
• Staffing Holidays:
  • PGY1 - Residents will be assigned one major and two minor holidays 
  • PGY2 - Residents will be assigned one major and one minor holiday
• Major Holidays:
  • Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving Day, Friday following Thanksgiving
  • Christmas: Christmas Day, day before or after Christmas – announced each year
  • New Year's: New Year's Day, the day before or after New Year's – announced each year
• Minor Holidays 
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
  • Presidents’ Day (third Mon in February)
  • Cesar Chavez Day (March 31; State Holiday)
  • Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
  • Juneteenth Day (June 19)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • Labor Day (first Monday in September)
  • Veterans Day (Nov. 11)
• Sick time: An accrual up to 12 working days per year
• Compensatory leave
  • 4-5 days for PGY1 residents
  • 3-4 days for PGY2 residents

Please refer to the UC San Diego Health Human Resources website for questions regarding benefits, policies and procedures.