I recently joined the medical salaries mod team and asked Offcall if we could share some of their more insightful charts on doctor compensation across the U.S.
Lots of questions here and across Reddit on where to practice. Asked to share this one to shed some light outside of pure comp numbers.
You took a deserving, limited med school spot that could have gone to some other doctor slave who can work for society for 70 years!
Becoming a doctor is a calling! Like a religion! You have to work 50-60 hours a week forever to save lives, not to leave with money and to enjoy life!
There is already a physician shortage! Leaving means more work for everyone else and burnout for others! Patients have to wait longer to see a doctor!
Why is it only the tech bros get applause for quitting to play on the beach?
Hey guys I know this has been brought up multiple times. But heres a small anecdote that happened yesterday. A recruiter from a major hospital group called me and offered 250-260k for 7/7 hospitalist. I categorically refused it in a big major city. I told him base is 300k nothing less. Literally today he messaged same job base 300k. Stop taking their shit. Fight back. 300-350 is base 380 in rural. No codes no procedures. Fight back.
Fresh grad
I recently joined the medical salaries mod team and asked Offcall if we could share some of their more insightful charts on doctor compensation across the U.S.
Given the downward pressure on a lot of salaries, was expecting to see this be way more negative, but I guess the lesson is to just negotiate.
I feel like on Reddit I’m constantly being bombarded with ridiculously high attending salaries. I’m just curious for those of you that have noticed your salary actually going down year after year over the past few years..
What has it been like for you from a financial and emotional perspective to see your salary dropping?
I would also like to hear from the people that are having work much harder just to keep the exact same salary that they had the year previously
I am a hospitalist and my salary has been stagnant since I’ve been an attending but I’m curious to hear about other people with decreasing salaries
I keep seeing people talk about $300k+ jobs with tons of vacation. Where are these actually at?
I just got my Florida license and the offers have been underwhelming. Urgent care: $120/hr as a contractor, 12-hour shifts, two full weekends a month, malpractice 250k/750k. Primary care: $230k, 22–24 patients a day, no inbox support, 2–3 weeks PTO.
Meanwhile, every listing says “competitive pay” and “generous PTO” with no numbers.
Is this just the Florida market, or am I looking in the wrong places?
I recently joined the medical salaries mod team and asked Offcall if we could share some of their more insightful charts on doctor compensation across the U.S.
Honestly interested to see if this squares with your own experience?
Online it seems to be difficult to filter the signal from the noise with all the hype around anesthesia as a specialty. I doubt many who do regret it, would spend time here, but if you do, know someone who does, or if there is some downside you were surprised about, please do share why and what else you would have chosen in hindsight (or medicine at all)? As a med student, I am trying to get honest, no BS reality check, which is very difficult to get nowadays with all the hype in med school.
Not interested in people who don’t regret or have nothing to add. Not trying to dismiss you, but plenty of information on that front already available.
Nocturnist
Base 378k , 50k bonus
200 beds , 7-10 admits
Responsible for codes, rapids, cross cover
Open ICU 10 beds
I recently joined the medical salaries mod team and asked Offcall if we could share some of their more insightful charts on doctor compensation across the U.S. I know managing others has been a hot topic on here and some other communities so figured this may add some color to the picture.
I’m fortunate to be deciding between two acceptances right now, but I’ve honestly been going back and forth nonstop.
One option is a full CoA scholarship at Hackensack. The other is University of Pittsburgh, which gave about $45k scholarship so I’d have to take out about 60k a year in loans. About 200k in federal and 50k in private total.
My long-term goal is a competitive specialty and I honestly don’t see myself practicing outside of surgical/procedural specialties, and part of me feels like Pitt may open more doors in terms of networking, research opportunities, home programs, mentorship, and overall prestige/reputation. I know residency match is ultimately based on individual performance, but I can’t help thinking the institutional resources and connections could matter for more competitive fields. Additionally I really enjoyed the feel of Pitt during second look and see myself thriving there.
At the same time, turning down a full ride feels almost irresponsible. Avoiding that level of debt could give me so much more flexibility later in life, especially if my interests change or I decide against a super competitive path. The only benefit I see at Hackensack is the absolute financial freedom. Which is why I feel the finance-conscious place like this subreddit is a good place to ask.
For people who’ve been in similar situations (or are attendings/residents now), how much does school prestige/resources and satisfaction actually matter for competitive specialties compared to graduating with little or no debt? Would you take the full ride at a school considered to be newer and lower-ranked, or is there a real argument for paying significantly more for a T20 school?