Salary & Benefits for Pharmacy Residents

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

Salary

• PGY1 Pharmacy Residents will earn an annual stipend of $75,168
• PGY2 Pharmacy Residents will earn an annual stipend of $81,432
• Travel funds are included in the base salary.

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
• Sick time: An accrual up to 12 working days per year
• Holiday compensatory leave: 4-5 days for PGY1 residents, 3-4 days for PGY2 residents
• Staffing compensatory leave: 4 days for PGY1 residents, 1 day for PGY2 residents
• Holidays:
  • Residents will have holidays off unless assigned to staff.
  • 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 Monday 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 (November 11)

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