r/epicconsulting

I’m an OT, just wondering if anyone knows what it pays to be an epic analyst for a hospital system? I know it varies some but wondering if anyone out there that does this job could give me a range. Online post don’t list it. It’s a remote position. I know other therapist that are doing this job and seem to like it.

The 15 million slop posts I see about “what it takes to break in to an EPIC analyst role” (capitalization I know) have been replaced by a bunch of people at a fair of sorts complete with donkeys?

Does anyone know of any Willow Inpatient openings? I’m looking for either FTE or consulting. It would have to be remote.

Hi all,

I’ve been working in EHR consulting for about 4 years, with the last 3.5 years focused on Epic. I have several Epic certifications and work full-time for a consulting firm in the Netherlands/Europe. My work consists mainly of full implementations etc.

From what I know, my company bills me out at an average rate of around €120/hour, while I earn roughly €55k/year. I completely understand that billable rate is not the same as salary. There is overhead, bench time, sick leave, sales, management, non-billable employees, etc. However, the gap still feels pretty extreme to me. I’ve brought up compensation multiple times, but I mostly get vague answers about “overhead” and the need to pay for people who are benched, sick, or otherwise not billable. There never seems to be a concrete explanation of what I would actually need to do to make significantly more.

Another thing that increasingly bothers me is the mediocrity I see around me. I periodically work with colleagues who, in my view, are significantly less capable, less productive, or need much more hand-holding, yet some of them earn considerably more than I do. We really have some ''10 year maintenance analysts'' that are now consultants and are just plainly incompetent.

I know comparing yourself to colleagues isn’t always productive, but it becomes hard to ignore when compensation seems to have relatively little relationship with actual performance, Epic knowledge, responsibility, or the amount of value someone delivers.

It sometimes feels like in Europe, and perhaps especially in the Netherlands, companies are very comfortable giving small incremental raises regardless of performance, while the only way to actually reset your market value is to leave. I hear so much similar stories from friends in completely different fields of work.

So I’m curious what people here think:

• Does ~€55k sound reasonable?
• How much should I realistically care about the fact that I’m being billed at ~€120/hour?
• How do you deal with seeing mediocre colleagues earning substantially more than you?
• Is there any realistic way to force a meaningful salary correction internally, or is switching firms usually the answer?
• If switching is the answer, which Epic consulting firms in Europe/the Netherlands would you recommend?

Would especially like to hear from people who have worked in the European Epic consulting market. For now trying to stay away from freelance since i just bought a house, and apart from mediocracy, i do like to have colleagues.

I’ve been with a major consulting firm since graduating college and transitioned into Epic systems a couple of years ago. I’m Cogito certified and currently make around $45/hour. Despite the certification, I still feel relatively green because I have just under a year of hands-on experience in the Cogito space. Consulting is fast paced and doesn't leave much room for passive learning. The pace feels a bit unsustainable for where I am right now.

My priority is to deepen my expertise as a Cogito Analyst, really mastering the system and sharpening my SQL/ report-writing skills. Meeting aggressive client deadlines while trying to learn on the fly makes it hard for me to do that. I'm undecided between leaving for an FTE role to learn at a manageable pace (with the option to return to consulting later), or sticking it out for another year despite the stress of delivering on concepts I haven't fully mastered. I’m performing well enough, but my confidence isn't where I want it to be.

Climbing the corporate ladder or reaching management isn't my goal. I simply want to master my role at a sustainable pace and be compensated fairly for the skill set I build. Will I make a mistake leaving or I'm better off at an FTE role?

I'm curious if anyone has any sense of the range for director-level rates. Based on what I've seen over the years, and recent job postings on Linkedin, Revuud, etc, I think the below numbers might be a decent approximation. Do these sound right?

• "Junior" Director:
  • FTE ~ $170k - $225k a year
  • Consultant W2 ~ $125 - $145 an hour
  • Consultant 1099 ~ $140 - $165 an hour
• "Senior" Director (over an entire Epic implementation, or other director-level positions):
  • FTE $215k - $245 a year
  • Consultant W2 ~ $135 - $175 an hour
  • Consultant 1099 ~ $150 - $200 an hour

Just looking for people's experience if their organization went with Tech Mahindra/ HCI Global and they stuck around or worked with them after the fact. Pay, day to day management

Just trying to figure out what my next step is.