Santa Clara Valley HealthCare STIPENDS

2026-2027

YEAR             ANNUAL             BI-WEEKLY            

PGY-1             $83,643.04          $3,217.04

PGY-2            $89,315.20           $3,435.20

PGY-3            $96,578.56          $3,714.56

Additional Benefits

  • $250 dollars per day of orientation

  • Annual paid vacation of 3 weeks (15 days) for all interns and residents

  • Additional 1 week (5 days) of Personal Time Off for PGY2 and higher

  • Up to 5 days of educational leave for scholarly travel

  • Up tp to twenty (20) days of sick leave per year

  • Reimbursement for USMLE/COMLEX Step 3

  • 100% coverage of State mandated medical licenses 

  • Contribution of 7.5% of an employee’s gross base salary towards a Deferred Compensation Plan

  • Educational stipend ($1000 for PGY1, $1,800 for PGY2 and PGY3) for educational expenses (e.g. books, conferences, travel to present research, etc.) 

  • PGY2 & PGY3 residents will receive an additional day's pay for a holiday worked; interns will receive an additional day's pay or PTO for a holiday worked. There are 13 recognized County holidays.

  • Annual $1,400 meal stipend for the purposes of procuring meals while on shift at County-operated facilities.

  • Free parking and mileage reimbursement for required away rotations

  • In-hospital library and access to the Stanford Lane Library including all online journals, texts and learning resources (e.g. Up-To-Date, MD Consult)

  • Categorical interns moving greater than 75 miles to SCVMC get up to $1500 of relocation expenses reimbursed

    * Please see SCVH GME website for full details. 

Program-Specific Perks

  • 2 protected Resident Retreats annually (1 day in the Fall, 2 days in the Spring)

  • Annual AAFP membership during residency

  • Annual STFM membership if OSLER participant

  • Funding for attendance and service coverage to attend scholarly conferences if presenting

  • Other goodies: Residency program jackets, program-wide social events, personal Butterfly iQ (POCUS) device for use during training, etc.  

  • Opportunity to participate in Stanford Leadership programs such as Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity (LEAD) and Stanford Health Professions Education and Scholarship Program (SHaPES)