anesthesiologist income and hour

[medordent]

Is it true that anesthesiologist make average 300k per yr in Los Angeles and can go up to 600k? But I heard they work 60-65hrs per week with in-call during 2am in the morning? is it true? it sounds like a long hour to me.... thanks! Also, I heard the job is stressful is it true?

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[Saladin MD]

You can visit www.gaswork.com to get an idea of how much an anesthesiologist makes. The average is about $315,000. Yes, I have heard that the average work week is 60 hours.

As for call, that is the whole night all the way to the morning (not just till 2 am).

 

[Gimlet]

Now that Saladin kindly answered the first part of your question, please read the FAQ stickied at the top of the forum before asking anything else.

 

[Noyac]

Close the Thread

 

[medordent]

You can visit www.gaswork.com to get an idea of how much an anesthesiologist makes. The average is about $315,000. Yes, I have heard that the average work week is 60 hours.

As for call, that is the whole night all the way to the morning (not just till 2 am).

thx for your response. is 60hrs minimum or maximum? can I just work 40hrs? whole night all the way to the morning? is the call often? or everyday? or once in a while?

 

[dhb]

Close the Thread please

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[EternalMD]

Close the Thread

what he said

 

[Saladin MD]

thx for your response. is 60hrs minimum or maximum?

It's neither. It's the average.

can I just work 40hrs?

Yes.

whole night all the way to the morning? is the call often? or everyday? or once in a while?

Call is something you will have even in medical school and throughout residency. It is when you stay in the hospital the whole night. During med school, it depends on what rotation you are in; surgery would be a call every four days, whereas other rotations would have call once a week or once every two weeks. Some rotations would have zero call. During residency, call also differs based on what field you go into. I think in anesthesiology it is something like a call every four days, but I'm not sure, and it might differ from program to program.

After residency, you have more flexibility to decide how much call you want to do. If you choose not to do call at all, you might take a pay cut for that. In any case, the call schedule doesn't seem too bad in anesthesiology. Some attending here said at his place they do a call every 20 days. Not bad at all.

 

[periopdoc]

Go with dent.

-pod

 

[medordent]

thank you saladin.

periopdoc- why are you recommending dentistry over anesthesiology?

 

[medordent]

Question: is it true that the income gets half deducted after the health insurance (included tax off)? so 300k to 150k?

 

[DO4lifer]

the field keeps changing, as does health care and salaries. I wouldn't worry about salaries or taxes at this point when you still have over 8 years of training to get to that point....

Good luck...focus on school rather than the benjamins.

Question: is it true that the income gets half deducted after the health insurance (included tax off)? so 300k to 150k?

 

[aphistis]

Go with dent.

-pod

Word. 😉 Better yet, do both.

 

[mcgreen]

Is it true that anesthesiologist make average 300k per yr in Los Angeles and can go up to 600k? But I heard they work 60-65hrs per week with in-call during 2am in the morning? is it true? it sounds like a long hour to me.... thanks! Also, I heard the job is stressful is it true?

Real salaries from the Government.

DOL OES survey for Anesthesiologists

Anesthesiologist Employment OES Salary summary

Offices of physicians
$86.89/hr $180,730/year

General medical and surgical hospitals
$68.13/hr $141,700/year

Outpatient care centers
$84.77/hr $176,310/year

Colleges and universities
$47.48/hr $98,760/year

Offices of other health practitioners
$71.14/hr $147,970/year

 

[medordent]

Real salaries from the Government.

wth... why is it so low?

 

[mcgreen]

wth... why is it so low?

These are Real salaries number as reported to the Government. Not Pie in the sky lies by recruiters on Gasworks about your salary after you are paid the imagery end of the year AMC bonus, or the lie of what you could make if you work for next to nothing for three to five year for the hope of making partner.

Private practice Real Salary data;

from; http://www.flcdatacenter.com/CaseH1B.aspx


"I-06221-2745401","Donald E. Wenner, M.D., F.A.C.S., P.C.","1600 S.E. Main, Suite F","","Roswell","NM","Anesthesiologist", $47.66,"Hour" (ie $95,320.00 per year)

“I-06150-2585311","Physicians Anesthesia of Sweetwater County","1200 College Drive","","Rock Springs","WY","Anesthesiologist"", $138481.00,"Year",

"I-06186-2674915","St. George Surgical Center, L.P.","676 SO. Bluff St.","","St. George","UT","Anesthesiologist", $150000.00,"Year",

"I-06188-2680611","Nashua Anesthesia Partners, PLLC","8 Prospect Street","","Nashua","NH","Anesthesiologist",$ 62.50,"Hour" "(ie $125,000.00 per year)

"I-05287-2081235","Coastal Plains Physician Associates","595 West Carolina Avenue","P. O. Box 988","Varnville","SC","Anesthesiologist", $140000.00,"Year",

"I-06202-2713221","Valley Internal Medicine and Pediatrics","2506 B Danville Road S.W. Suite 206","","Decatur","AL","Anesthesiologist", $170000.00,"Year"

"I-06230-2761457","Children's Hospital Corporation","300 Longwood Avenue","","Boston","MA","Assistant in Perioperative Anesthesia", $163800.00,"Year",

"I-06234-2765817","Springfield Anesthesia Service","759 Chestnut Street","","Springfield","MA","Anesthesiologist", $170000.00,"Year",

"I-06266-2818713","GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY","850 GOV. CARLOS CAMACHO ROAD","","TAMUNING","GU","ANESTHESIOLOGIST", $156000.00,"Year",

"I-06269-2823545","Harris Anesthesia Associates, P.C.","Catskill Regional Medical Center","68 Harris Bushville Road","Harris","NY","Anesthesiologist", $188594.00,"Year",

"I-05293-2090565","Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center","727 N. Main Street","","Emporia","VA","Director of Anesthesia, Anesthesiologist", $193898.00,"Year",

"I-05362-2178521","Lakewood Anesthesia Associates, Inc.","20220 Center Ridge Road","Suite 170","Rocky River","OH","Anesthesiologist Assistant", $95000.00,"Year",

"I-06009-2193279","Community Anesthesia Providers","1180 East Shaw #101","","Fresno","CA","Anesthesiologist"," $178110.00,"Year",

"I-06040-2241721","Anesthesiology Associates of Eastern CT, P.C.","953 Main Street","Suite 212","Manchester","CT","Anesthesiologist"," $180000.00,"Year",

"I-06075-2302829","United Anesthesia Associates, PA","3117 Overbrook Circle","","North Little Rock","AR","Anesthesiologist", $190000.00,"Year",

"I-06090-2340333","Northern Rhode Island Anesthesia Associates, PC","42 Hemingway Drive","","East Providence","RI","Physician - Anesthesiology & Pain Mgmt."," $180000.00,"Year",

"I-06123-2470969","Haverford Anesthesia Associates, P.C.","2010 Old West Chester Pike","Suite 330","Havertown","PA","Staff Anesthesiologist"," $200000.00,"Year",

"I-06192-2686201","Anesthesia Services, P.C.","744 West Michigan Avenue","","Jackson","MI","Anesthesiologist"," $80.00,"Hour",

"I-06255-2796947","Russellville Hospital LLC","15155 Highway 43","PO Box 1089","Russellville","AL","Anesthesiologist"," $196352.00,"Year",

"I-05292-2089285","InterWest Anesthesia Associates, LLC","2380 N. 400 East","","Logan","UT",","Physician"," $125000.00,"Year",

"I-06003-2184477","Baycare Anesthesia Associates, LLC","7050 Gall Boulevard","","Zephyrhills","FL","Anesthesiologist "," $131477.00,"Year",

"I-05308-2110717","Division Anesthesia P.C.","2233 W. Division Street","","Chicago","IL","Anesthesiologist"," $160000.00,"Year",

"I-06003-2184885","Glen D. Hurlston, M.D., APMC","1020 Fertitta Blvd.","","Leesville","LA","ANESTHESIOLOGIST"," $140000.00,"Year",

"I-06009-2192359","MEDICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS CORP.","326 NICHOLS RD, SUITE 16","","FITCHBURG","MA","ANESTHESIOLOGIST"," $154960.00,"Year",

"I-06158-2616723","Augusta Medical Center","78 Medical Center Drive","PO Box 1000","Fishersville","VA","Physician-Anesthesiologist"," $160000.00,"Year",

"I-06163-2626975","Park Slope Anesthesia Associates","506 Sixth Street","","Brooklyn","NY","Anesthesiology Attending"," $185000.00,"Year"

"I-06165-2634779","Sheridan Healthcorp, Inc.","1613 N. Harrison Parkway, Suite 200","","Sunrise","FL","Anesthesiologist"," $200000.00,"Year"

"I-06177-2657143","Woodland Anesthesiology Associates, P.C.","114 Woodland Street","","Hartford","CT","Anesthesiolgoist"," $160000.00,"Year"

"I-06177-2657609","Hospital Development Corp dba Roane Gen Hosp","200 Hospital Dr","","Spencer","WV","Anesthesiologist"," $167500.00,"Year"

 

[mercaptovizadeh]

These are Real salaries number as reported to the Government. Not Pie in the sky lies by recruiters on Gasworks about your salary after you are paid the imagery end of the year AMC bonus, or the lie of what you could make if you work for next to nothing for three to five year for the hope of making partner.

Private practice Real Salary data;

from; http://www.flcdatacenter.com/CaseH1B.aspx


"I-06221-2745401","Donald E. Wenner, M.D., F.A.C.S., P.C.","1600 S.E. Main, Suite F","","Roswell","NM","Anesthesiologist", $47.66,"Hour" (ie $95,320.00 per year)

“I-06150-2585311","Physicians Anesthesia of Sweetwater County","1200 College Drive","","Rock Springs","WY","Anesthesiologist"", $138481.00,"Year",

"I-06186-2674915","St. George Surgical Center, L.P.","676 SO. Bluff St.","","St. George","UT","Anesthesiologist", $150000.00,"Year",

"I-06188-2680611","Nashua Anesthesia Partners, PLLC","8 Prospect Street","","Nashua","NH","Anesthesiologist",$ 62.50,"Hour" "(ie $125,000.00 per year)

"I-05287-2081235","Coastal Plains Physician Associates","595 West Carolina Avenue","P. O. Box 988","Varnville","SC","Anesthesiologist", $140000.00,"Year",

"I-06202-2713221","Valley Internal Medicine and Pediatrics","2506 B Danville Road S.W. Suite 206","","Decatur","AL","Anesthesiologist", $170000.00,"Year"

"I-06230-2761457","Children's Hospital Corporation","300 Longwood Avenue","","Boston","MA","Assistant in Perioperative Anesthesia", $163800.00,"Year",

"I-06234-2765817","Springfield Anesthesia Service","759 Chestnut Street","","Springfield","MA","Anesthesiologist", $170000.00,"Year",

"I-06266-2818713","GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY","850 GOV. CARLOS CAMACHO ROAD","","TAMUNING","GU","ANESTHESIOLOGIST", $156000.00,"Year",

"I-06269-2823545","Harris Anesthesia Associates, P.C.","Catskill Regional Medical Center","68 Harris Bushville Road","Harris","NY","Anesthesiologist", $188594.00,"Year",

"I-05293-2090565","Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center","727 N. Main Street","","Emporia","VA","Director of Anesthesia, Anesthesiologist", $193898.00,"Year",

"I-05362-2178521","Lakewood Anesthesia Associates, Inc.","20220 Center Ridge Road","Suite 170","Rocky River","OH","Anesthesiologist Assistant", $95000.00,"Year",

"I-06009-2193279","Community Anesthesia Providers","1180 East Shaw #101","","Fresno","CA","Anesthesiologist"," $178110.00,"Year",

"I-06040-2241721","Anesthesiology Associates of Eastern CT, P.C.","953 Main Street","Suite 212","Manchester","CT","Anesthesiologist"," $180000.00,"Year",

"I-06075-2302829","United Anesthesia Associates, PA","3117 Overbrook Circle","","North Little Rock","AR","Anesthesiologist", $190000.00,"Year",

"I-06090-2340333","Northern Rhode Island Anesthesia Associates, PC","42 Hemingway Drive","","East Providence","RI","Physician - Anesthesiology & Pain Mgmt."," $180000.00,"Year",

"I-06123-2470969","Haverford Anesthesia Associates, P.C.","2010 Old West Chester Pike","Suite 330","Havertown","PA","Staff Anesthesiologist"," $200000.00,"Year",

"I-06192-2686201","Anesthesia Services, P.C.","744 West Michigan Avenue","","Jackson","MI","Anesthesiologist"," $80.00,"Hour",

"I-06255-2796947","Russellville Hospital LLC","15155 Highway 43","PO Box 1089","Russellville","AL","Anesthesiologist"," $196352.00,"Year",

"I-05292-2089285","InterWest Anesthesia Associates, LLC","2380 N. 400 East","","Logan","UT",","Physician"," $125000.00,"Year",

"I-06003-2184477","Baycare Anesthesia Associates, LLC","7050 Gall Boulevard","","Zephyrhills","FL","Anesthesiologist "," $131477.00,"Year",

"I-05308-2110717","Division Anesthesia P.C.","2233 W. Division Street","","Chicago","IL","Anesthesiologist"," $160000.00,"Year",

"I-06003-2184885","Glen D. Hurlston, M.D., APMC","1020 Fertitta Blvd.","","Leesville","LA","ANESTHESIOLOGIST"," $140000.00,"Year",

"I-06009-2192359","MEDICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS CORP.","326 NICHOLS RD, SUITE 16","","FITCHBURG","MA","ANESTHESIOLOGIST"," $154960.00,"Year",

"I-06158-2616723","Augusta Medical Center","78 Medical Center Drive","PO Box 1000","Fishersville","VA","Physician-Anesthesiologist"," $160000.00,"Year",

"I-06163-2626975","Park Slope Anesthesia Associates","506 Sixth Street","","Brooklyn","NY","Anesthesiology Attending"," $185000.00,"Year"

"I-06165-2634779","Sheridan Healthcorp, Inc.","1613 N. Harrison Parkway, Suite 200","","Sunrise","FL","Anesthesiologist"," $200000.00,"Year"

"I-06177-2657143","Woodland Anesthesiology Associates, P.C.","114 Woodland Street","","Hartford","CT","Anesthesiolgoist"," $160000.00,"Year"

"I-06177-2657609","Hospital Development Corp dba Roane Gen Hosp","200 Hospital Dr","","Spencer","WV","Anesthesiologist"," $167500.00,"Year"

This is not much better than what IM hospitalists are getting coming out of residency. What happened to the 350k anesthesiologists?

 

[circulus vitios]

Real salaries from the Government.

I'm just an idiot pre-med, but I don't think that's correct? "Offices of physicians $86.89/hr $180,730/year" They're assuming a 40 hour work week (86.89*40*52=$180,730). Anesthesiologists work more than 40 hours a week and I don't think many people work 52 weeks a year.

 

[BLADEMDA]

I'm just an idiot pre-med, but I don't think that's correct? "Offices of physicians $86.89/hr $180,730/year" They're assuming a 40 hour work week (86.89*40*52=$180,730). Anesthesiologists work more than 40 hours a week and I don't think many people work 52 weeks a year.

You are getting your chain yanked.

 

[mcgreen]

I'm just an idiot pre-med, but I don't think that's correct? "Offices of physicians $86.89/hr $180,730/year" They're assuming a 40 hour work week (86.89*40*52=$180,730). Anesthesiologists work more than 40 hours a week and I don't think many people work 52 weeks a year.

In the real world employed physicians don't punch a time clock but are paid a salary, based on a hypothetical 40 hour week, with call, staying late, and showing up early nobody works only 40 per week, more like 60 to 80 hour per week. My pay checks show 40 hour per week times my hourly rate to determine the pre tax pay. When, I am on vacation I get the same exact check. My boss just keeps track of the weeks, I get off per year.

 

[Neuronix]

Gas doesn't make enough money, so over to the Rads forum for the op. Durrrrrrrrrr...

 

[medordent]

These are Real salaries number as reported to the Government. Not Pie in the sky lies by recruiters on Gasworks about your salary after you are paid the imagery end of the year AMC bonus, or the lie of what you could make if you work for next to nothing for three to five year for the hope of making partner.

Private practice Real Salary data;

from; http://www.flcdatacenter.com/CaseH1B.aspx


"I-06221-2745401","Donald E. Wenner, M.D., F.A.C.S., P.C.","1600 S.E. Main, Suite F","","Roswell","NM","Anesthesiologist", $47.66,"Hour" (ie $95,320.00 per year)

“I-06150-2585311","Physicians Anesthesia of Sweetwater County","1200 College Drive","","Rock Springs","WY","Anesthesiologist"", $138481.00,"Year",

"I-06186-2674915","St. George Surgical Center, L.P.","676 SO. Bluff St.","","St. George","UT","Anesthesiologist", $150000.00,"Year",

"I-06188-2680611","Nashua Anesthesia Partners, PLLC","8 Prospect Street","","Nashua","NH","Anesthesiologist",$ 62.50,"Hour" "(ie $125,000.00 per year)

"I-05287-2081235","Coastal Plains Physician Associates","595 West Carolina Avenue","P. O. Box 988","Varnville","SC","Anesthesiologist", $140000.00,"Year",

"I-06202-2713221","Valley Internal Medicine and Pediatrics","2506 B Danville Road S.W. Suite 206","","Decatur","AL","Anesthesiologist", $170000.00,"Year"

"I-06230-2761457","Children's Hospital Corporation","300 Longwood Avenue","","Boston","MA","Assistant in Perioperative Anesthesia", $163800.00,"Year",

"I-06234-2765817","Springfield Anesthesia Service","759 Chestnut Street","","Springfield","MA","Anesthesiologist", $170000.00,"Year",

"I-06266-2818713","GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY","850 GOV. CARLOS CAMACHO ROAD","","TAMUNING","GU","ANESTHESIOLOGIST", $156000.00,"Year",

"I-06269-2823545","Harris Anesthesia Associates, P.C.","Catskill Regional Medical Center","68 Harris Bushville Road","Harris","NY","Anesthesiologist", $188594.00,"Year",

"I-05293-2090565","Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center","727 N. Main Street","","Emporia","VA","Director of Anesthesia, Anesthesiologist", $193898.00,"Year",

"I-05362-2178521","Lakewood Anesthesia Associates, Inc.","20220 Center Ridge Road","Suite 170","Rocky River","OH","Anesthesiologist Assistant", $95000.00,"Year",

"I-06009-2193279","Community Anesthesia Providers","1180 East Shaw #101","","Fresno","CA","Anesthesiologist"," $178110.00,"Year",

"I-06040-2241721","Anesthesiology Associates of Eastern CT, P.C.","953 Main Street","Suite 212","Manchester","CT","Anesthesiologist"," $180000.00,"Year",

"I-06075-2302829","United Anesthesia Associates, PA","3117 Overbrook Circle","","North Little Rock","AR","Anesthesiologist", $190000.00,"Year",

"I-06090-2340333","Northern Rhode Island Anesthesia Associates, PC","42 Hemingway Drive","","East Providence","RI","Physician - Anesthesiology & Pain Mgmt."," $180000.00,"Year",

"I-06123-2470969","Haverford Anesthesia Associates, P.C.","2010 Old West Chester Pike","Suite 330","Havertown","PA","Staff Anesthesiologist"," $200000.00,"Year",

"I-06192-2686201","Anesthesia Services, P.C.","744 West Michigan Avenue","","Jackson","MI","Anesthesiologist"," $80.00,"Hour",

"I-06255-2796947","Russellville Hospital LLC","15155 Highway 43","PO Box 1089","Russellville","AL","Anesthesiologist"," $196352.00,"Year",

"I-05292-2089285","InterWest Anesthesia Associates, LLC","2380 N. 400 East","","Logan","UT",","Physician"," $125000.00,"Year",

"I-06003-2184477","Baycare Anesthesia Associates, LLC","7050 Gall Boulevard","","Zephyrhills","FL","Anesthesiologist "," $131477.00,"Year",

"I-05308-2110717","Division Anesthesia P.C.","2233 W. Division Street","","Chicago","IL","Anesthesiologist"," $160000.00,"Year",

"I-06003-2184885","Glen D. Hurlston, M.D., APMC","1020 Fertitta Blvd.","","Leesville","LA","ANESTHESIOLOGIST"," $140000.00,"Year",

"I-06009-2192359","MEDICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS CORP.","326 NICHOLS RD, SUITE 16","","FITCHBURG","MA","ANESTHESIOLOGIST"," $154960.00,"Year",

"I-06158-2616723","Augusta Medical Center","78 Medical Center Drive","PO Box 1000","Fishersville","VA","Physician-Anesthesiologist"," $160000.00,"Year",

"I-06163-2626975","Park Slope Anesthesia Associates","506 Sixth Street","","Brooklyn","NY","Anesthesiology Attending"," $185000.00,"Year"

"I-06165-2634779","Sheridan Healthcorp, Inc.","1613 N. Harrison Parkway, Suite 200","","Sunrise","FL","Anesthesiologist"," $200000.00,"Year"

"I-06177-2657143","Woodland Anesthesiology Associates, P.C.","114 Woodland Street","","Hartford","CT","Anesthesiolgoist"," $160000.00,"Year"

"I-06177-2657609","Hospital Development Corp dba Roane Gen Hosp","200 Hospital Dr","","Spencer","WV","Anesthesiologist"," $167500.00,"Year"

you reveal the truth. thx though. I am suprised by the income for anesthesiologist.

 

[Dryacku]

I am a resident and straight from my attendings at our program

Full time start at 250000 one weekend day a month and one to two weekdays

Work extra can make up to 300000

My cousin does hearts in a private practice and is making over 400,000 in a smaller but liveable town

pay has gone down but not by the numbers you clowns are showing trust me otherwise anesthesia would not be as competitive as it is

The truth my fellow young doctors is you should do what makes you happy but also whats going to keep you happy when you are not working

for some it is working 80 hours a week (mostly surgeons) for others its about having a life at home and traveling but still making plenty of money (rads)

Finally you can make money in any field of medicine and yes that includes FP's you just have to know how to run a business. Thats something I learned recently.

Overall do what you like and what you know you will be good at it.

 

[circulus vitios]

You are getting your chain yanked.

In the real world employed physicians don't punch a time clock but are paid a salary, based on a hypothetical 40 hour week, with call, staying late, and showing up early nobody work only 40 per week, more like 60 to 80 hour per week. My pay checks show 40 hour per week times my hourly rate to determine the pre tax pay. When, I am on vacation I get the same exact check. My boss just keeps track of the weeks, I get off per year.

Are anesthesiologist salaries really that low, or am I getting trolled?

edit:

From the above post, trolling. You guys had me going though.

 

[Jeff05]

the above quoted salaries are not the norm.

nyc/nj area:

academics starting is 200-300. average about 300-400 working 6:30-5:30pm average with several late nights/2-4 overnight calls per month.


PP starting 200 - 300. 5 year to "partner" at AMC making 400-600.
several private practices low 200s for 3 years then 500.
others offer employee only 300-360/yr.

all of these require hard work. 10-14 hrs/day. overnight calls. in house weekends.

there are daytime employee jobs 7-3 4-5 days a week that can pay 150-250.


salaries must be viewed in the context of price of living. i would gladly take 250 in north carolina rather than 400 in nyc.

 

[PedsAnesMD]

I agree with the above poster.. the salaries above are pretty low by anesthesiologist standards, although I am aware of a few academic jobs with salaries in that range.. most private practice attending jobs including calls tend to be higher than the salaries in that list.
Going back to the original poster's question.. what is the typical salary range for full-time anesthesia jobs with a regular call load in California(60 hours/week)? How about in Texas? (Dallas/Houston)

 

[Saladin MD]

PP starting 200 - 300. 5 year to "partner" at AMC making 400-600.
several private practices low 200s for 3 years then 500.

I do not consider >200 as "peanuts." That's still a lot of money. Five hundred after only 3-5 years is simply phenomenal.

Can you tell me what AMC is?

 

[Saladin MD]

How much do anesthesiologists make in the boonies?

 

[Gern Blansten]

How much do anesthesiologists make in the boonies?

Not much, but it is supplemented by bartering services for items such as pigs, milk cows, and baskets of fruit.

 

[Saladin MD]

Not much, but it is supplemented by bartering services for items such as pigs, milk cows, and baskets of fruit.

ahahaha

 

[Consigliere]

How much do anesthesiologists make in the boonies?

A lot

 

[yasawa]

This thread should be closed. We don't need any more lifestylers or people only concerned with making lots of money. They are the ones who end up selling out and do nothing to advance the specialty.

 

[BLADEMDA]

How much do anesthesiologists make in the boonies?

Join the PrivateClub/Forum and get these answers plus much, much more.

Blade

 

[ssmallz]

The numbers quoted in one of the above posts are flat out wrong. I rotate with one of the groups listed and I know the ballpark of what they make. Partners make ~2.5x the listed salary

 

[badasshairday]

You guys are all wrong. Everybody knows what Anesthesiologists truly make. Academic guys make 12$ an hour. Private practice guys make 16$ an hour and partners make 20$ an hour. However if you go to BFE, you can make 27$ an hour!

The reason why you see 300K a year quoted is obviously because most of them are working 26 hours a day. duh.

 

[Saladin MD]

Join the PrivateClub/Forum and get these answers plus much, much more.

Blade

I don't know how to join that forum, but it's ok. For me, anything about 200k+/year is fine. Was just "wonder-fooling" (a term a fob friend of mine coined).

 

[fakin' the funk]

This thread should be closed. We don't need any more lifestylers or people only concerned with making lots of money. They are the ones who end up selling out and do nothing to advance the specialty.

I am astounded and a little annoyed that several people have called for this thread to be closed. It's not inflammatory, it's not trolly, and it IS useful. So pipe down, censors.

 

[Lonestar]

To all the med students:

I am a 1st yr private practice guy. I will tell you guys my deal.

1st yr: 275K + bennies (50K) = 325K total pkg. Did some extra call this year to make an extra 25K; so total of 300K

Q4 call (1:4 weekends); postcall days off; 13 wks of vacation

2nd yr: 375K total

3rd yr: 425K total

Currently in debt up to my eyeballs. The feeling that I can pay it off in a few years: priceless. 👍

 

[Saladin MD]

1st yr: 275K + bennies (50K) = 325K total pkg. Did some extra call this year to make an extra 25K; so total of 300K

2nd yr: 375K total

3rd yr: 425K total

Bling, bling.

 

[RussianJoo]

To all the med students:

I am a 1st yr private practice guy. I will tell you guys my deal.

1st yr: 275K + bennies (50K) = 325K total pkg. Did some extra call this year to make an extra 25K; so total of 300K

Q4 call (1:4 weekends); postcall days off; 13 wks of vacation

2nd yr: 375K total

3rd yr: 425K total

Currently in debt up to my eyeballs. The feeling that I can pay it off in a few years: priceless. 👍

13 weeks of vacation!! wow.. is that a common thing amongst private practice anesthesia?

 

[Bluemirage]

To all the med students:

I am a 1st yr private practice guy. I will tell you guys my deal.

1st yr: 275K + bennies (50K) = 325K total pkg. Did some extra call this year to make an extra 25K; so total of 300K

Q4 call (1:4 weekends); postcall days off; 13 wks of vacation

2nd yr: 375K total

3rd yr: 425K total

Currently in debt up to my eyeballs. The feeling that I can pay it off in a few years: priceless. 👍

That's a pretty nice deal compared to the average salary/benefits packages out there. Aren't you in a small town in Alabama or Georgia somewhere?

 

[tabishis]

Sweet! Have fun, dude. You'll be out of those loans soon so that's awesome.

To all the med students:

I am a 1st yr private practice guy. I will tell you guys my deal.

1st yr: 275K + bennies (50K) = 325K total pkg. Did some extra call this year to make an extra 25K; so total of 300K

Q4 call (1:4 weekends); postcall days off; 13 wks of vacation

2nd yr: 375K total

3rd yr: 425K total

Currently in debt up to my eyeballs. The feeling that I can pay it off in a few years: priceless. 👍

 

[frank51]

From everything I've seen Anesthesiologists make close to what Cards and GI guys make, so it can't be that bad.

 

[Dr McSteamy]

This thread should be closed. We don't need any more lifestylers or people only concerned with making lots of money. They are the ones who end up selling out and do nothing to advance the specialty.

your mouth should be closed, and your hands tied.

so you want to go into anesthesia to "help people"?

or do you want to go into it for all the crossword puzzles you'll be doing?


I hate these parroted masochistic responses about money and lifestyle. there is nothing wrong with living the good life.

 

[Saladin MD]

Q4 call (1:4 weekends)

Can you explain what this means? A call every fourth day and one weekend a month?

 

[drccw]

here's how my gigs have worked out:
Academics... started at 210K per year plus incentive (worked out to be about an extra 10-16K). 4 weeks vacation, required to work ~ 180 clinical days (ie "non clinical time"). 35people in the call pool- a call from 4PM-7Am counted as 1.5 clinical days.... Weekend call day counted as 2 clinical days... so thus able to take lots of call but work fewer days.... Non clinical time was expected for research or resident education (which I did).

Private practice. First year 260 K + benefits. 2nd year 280K plus benefits and retirement contributions (13% of salary per year). 2 years to partner. Partners make ~420K (W2) + benefits+ retirement. 8 weeks vacay. Call is 1:17, in house from 11 AM-7 AM. It works out to a weekend call about once every 2 months..

I dont care how much money you make though-> you gotta love your job; you gotta love what you do. I love what I do and the pay is just cake...

Posting for information...
drccw

 

[fakin' the funk]

here's how my gigs have worked out:
Academics... started at 210K per year plus incentive (worked out to be about an extra 10-16K). 4 weeks vacation, required to work ~ 180 clinical days (ie "non clinical time"). 35people in the call pool- a call from 4PM-7Am counted as 1.5 clinical days.... Weekend call day counted as 2 clinical days... so thus able to take lots of call but work fewer days.... Non clinical time was expected for research or resident education (which I did).

Private practice. First year 260 K + benefits. 2nd year 280K plus benefits and retirement contributions (13% of salary per year). 2 years to partner. Partners make ~420K (W2) + benefits+ retirement. 8 weeks vacay. Call is 1:17, in house from 11 AM-7 AM. It works out to a weekend call about once every 2 months.

Nice post. From the various threads on this topics over the years, it looks like these gigs are fairly typical for those practice settings, possibly in a fairly-desirable-to-live location. Would you say that's true?

 

[ChcltSltyBlls]

your mouth should be closed, and your hands tied.

so you want to go into anesthesia to "help people"?

or do you want to go into it for all the crossword puzzles you'll be doing?


I hate these parroted masochistic responses about money and lifestyle. there is nothing wrong with living the good life.

Are you even a "Dr"? If you are, YOU are the reason we are fighting CNRA's for our future jobs. People who don't want to work hard for the money. People who would rather supervise several rooms of CNRA's (at a plastic surgery center) instead of actually practicing anesthesiology.

I don't think yasawa is averse to making good money, buying large houses, etc. I think yasawa is averse to people choosing anesthesiology as a career to work 35 hours a week with 15 weeks vacay--and make $600k.

I agree, there is nothing wrong with living the good life. But you have to earn it. In a perfect world everyone would have limitless money and not have to work. In an imperfect world, one needs to work hard for what they get.

 

[yasawa]

your mouth should be closed, and your hands tied.

so you want to go into anesthesia to "help people"?

or do you want to go into it for all the crossword puzzles you'll be doing?


I hate these parroted masochistic responses about money and lifestyle. there is nothing wrong with living the good life.

I have nothing wrong with wanting to make money or having a good lifestyle. I just think that we are getting to a point in this profession where we need people going into this specialty who actually care about it and are willing to work hard for a good salary. Who knows what will happen with the reform but I bet those that went into it solely for the money and good lifestyle will sells us out in a second to preserve their high paying salaries.

 

[JStephens]

I have nothing wrong with wanting to make money or having a good lifestyle. I just think that we are getting to a point in this profession where we need people going into this specialty who actually care about it and are willing to work hard for a good salary. Who knows what will happen with the reform but I bet those that went into it solely for the money and good lifestyle will sells us out in a second to preserve their high paying salaries.

I agree with you but assuming that everyone who asks about the $$$ and hours is only in it for the big payoff is a bit asshatish. Money and lifestyle is equally as important as loving what you do. I would LOVE to race in the F1 series, but if it only paid me 30K a year, it wouldn't be worth it. I’d love my job but my family would be living in a hell hole eating potted meat. How much money I am making and how much time I will have to spend at work is just as important to me as getting up and not hating the job I have every day. It's stupid to downplay how important the money actually is. I do think that a lot of people get into medicine for the wrong reasons. I see so many posts here about deciding between Medicine and Law. It's a lot easier to make good money as an average or below average Dr. than it is to make the same money as an average or below average attorney. There are a lot of people in medicine who really shouldn't be, so I do agree that we need people who are passionate about what they're doing. However, being passionate doesn't mean being willing to go through over a decade of education and enduring all the sacrifices that goes with it only to have no regard for how you're compensated financially. I honestly feel as though there are more people that went into medicine for the prestige and notoriety than strictly for the money, all of which are the wrong reasons IMO.