Salary & Benefits for Pharmacy Residents
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
Salary
- PGY1 Pharmacy Residents will earn an annual stipend of $63,000 ($2,420 biweekly on contract)
- PGY2 Pharmacy Residents will earn an annual stipend of $65,000 ($2,500 biweekly on contract)
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. Prior approval by the rotation preceptor and the Residency Program Director is required.
- 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 Years: New Year's Day, the day before or after New Year – announced each year
- Minor Holidays
- Martin Luther King Day (3rd Mon in January)
- Presidents’ Day (3rd Mon in Feb)
- Cesar Chavez Day (March 31; State Holiday)
- Memorial Day (Last Mon in May)
- Juneteenth Day (June 19)
- Independence Day
- Labor Day (1st Mon in Sept)
- Veterans’ Day (Nov 11th)
- Sick time: An accrual up to 12 working days per year. The resident will follow the Department Policy and Procedure for sick calls.
- Educational leave
- Compensatory leave
- 5 days for PGY1 residents
- 4 days for PGY2 residents
- Compensatory leave
Please refer to the UC San Diego Health Human Resources website for questions regarding benefits, policies and procedures.
Travel
Residents are granted a travel stipend of $1,000 dollars to be used on all educational and pharmacy-related travel.