I was curious if people had insight regarding peds resident salaries/benefits in the Boston area - specifically MGH? I couldn't find that information on FRIEDA or on the program's website. Also, is it considered rude/inappropriate to email a program to inquire about this sort of information, post-interview?
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When you posted this I thought you were too lazy to look it up yourself. I was wrong. MGH just doesn't reveal this information on its website. I suspect that as a first year resident you'd make about $53,000 per year and then it would go up about 3% per year. That is not enough to live on in Boston. However, it is a great town and you would get exceptional training. If you match there, plan on having a room mate.
Not exactly. MGH has an impressively high salary. I think it starts at 58 or 59k for PGY1s. That said, if money/debt is a big issue for you. Ask questions during interview season about built-in moonlighting or extra ways to earn money as a resident. There are programs were its not all that hard to earn >10k per year by picking up extra shifts if you are motivated enough.
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http://www.partners.org/Assets/Docu...s-AY-14-15/Resident-Salary-Scale-AY-14-15.pdf
$57k+ is plenty to live off of in Boston (I did just fine between 30-35k for a few years). You just won't have a very luxurious lifestyle.
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No problem! And that was accidentally the pay scale from last year... there was a nice PGY1 bump for this year (to $59k).
http://www.partners.org/Assets/Docu...ntracts-AY15-16/Resident-Salaries-AY15-16.pdf
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Finding these pages was excellent work. I stood on my head trying to find this information and whiffed. However, I don't know how you lived on $35K in Boston. The rents in Boston are outrageous. Did you have a roommate? Did you live in a trunk or under a bridge? Did you eat at a soup kitchen?
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It often felt like it. I spent some time in a studio and some time renting a basement apartment in a house (which felt like living in a dungeon). I certainly didn't save much money during that time! Granted I was a little ways out -- Brookline -- which worked fine since I was working in Cambridge and had a short bus commute.
I dont know if this matters much, but I just spent past 3 months doing various rotations in this city. Let me start off by saying that this city is expensive, especially for me who is used to Midwestern prices and cost of living.
That being said, if you really look for a place, you can find an apartment in periphery of Boston (Malden, Brighton, Allston, etc) with 700-900 a month, with roommates of course. Also, having a car will NOT work in this city. All the places that I was a sub-I required met to pay a daily fee to park which obviously adds up. Take the train and the buses. I used to wake up at 4:30 to catch the bus so that I can reach at 6am. That saved a lot..
In a nutshell, there are ways you can save money and find good places, but you have to find those!
That being said, if you really look for a place, you can find an apartment in periphery of Boston (Malden, Brighton, Allston, etc) with 700-900 a month, with roommates of course. Also, having a car will NOT work in this city. All the places that I was a sub-I required met to pay a daily fee to park which obviously adds up. Take the train and the buses. I used to wake up at 4:30 to catch the bus so that I can reach at 6am. That saved a lot..
In a nutshell, there are ways you can save money and find good places, but you have to find those!
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