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What residents are getting paid in 2025

By The DO Staff

11.01.25

The average medical resident is earning around $75,000 annually, according to Medscape’s 2025 Resident Salary and Debt Report. Average salary for U.S. residents increased 6.5% this year, a jump from the 4% increase that Medscape reported in their 2024 report. In the report, Medscape noted that resident pay has increased more significantly in the past three years, and that growth was stagnant for several years prior to 2023.