Compensation in big cities

[215512]

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I know this is way in the future-like 7 years- but I would love to be part of a multidisciplinary practice in the bay area where I do mostly surgery...does anyone know if financially pods get compensated more for their work in cities with higher standards of living? Cause 175K is like a million in kansas compared to ssan fran where thats like 100K...thanks!

 

[Paulywog]

Have you started POD school yet? how do you know that you want to do surgery if you haven't been through clinics yet to know that you only want to do surgery? I think this question is a little far off. just give it time.

 

[215512]

Have you started POD school yet? how do you know that you want to do surgery if you haven't been through clinics yet to know that you only want to do surgery? I think this question is a little far off. just give it time.

well, regardless, the question remains do DPMs get paid higher wages in cities with higher costs of living? surgeons or otherwise.

 

[NatCh]

well, regardless, the question remains do DPMs get paid higher wages in cities with higher costs of living? surgeons or otherwise.

That's a simple question with a complex answer. Probably city docs make more. APMAHelp might have data. You might be able to find the data in the annual PM News practice survey too.

How much one makes depends on a lot of things other than city v. country. I think one big issue is that rural folk might not have insurance or they have Medicaid, so you get paid peanuts (or chickens or goats, etc). Urban folk might have better insurance but they might not. Suburbs could be the best place to practice, where people have jobs that give health care coverage. I'm generalizing quite a bit here. Then there's the whole practice management skills issue...

Nat

 

[j0ez0r]

Then there's the whole practice management skills issue...

psssh, who needs those???

 

[NatCh]

psssh, who needs those???

Not DVAMC docs. Zing!

 

[Feli]

well, regardless, the question remains do DPMs get paid higher wages in cities with higher costs of living? surgeons or otherwise.

Bigger cities have more people, more rich people, more health plans, etc. That means tremendous opportunity. It also means more DPMs and more competition (same goes for MDs, dent, etc). For those reasons, you will see great variance in incomes among pods in big cities. Think statistics class: on average, I'm sure big city MEAN salaries are higher, but the RANGE is wide and 25/75th percentile is also very different.

The competition can be dog eat dog - esp in the pod school cities where there are a lot of residencies and many DPMs. You will eventually have to decide whether or not you want to take that risk/reward or not... but since you just sent in your app today, you won't have to decide for at least 8yrs. 😉

Have you started POD school yet? how do you know that you want to do surgery if you haven't been through clinics yet to know that you only want to do surgery? I think this question is a little far off. just give it time.

Good advice^

 

[G0dFather]

!!!! Feli has spoken everyone!! and thats the bottom line cuz he said so !! lol great advice tho 👍

 

[Feli]

!!!! Feli has spoken everyone!! and thats the bottom line cuz he said so !! lol great advice tho 👍

Lol...

I'm sure not a practicing pod, so take everything I say with a grain of salt. That said, as a 4th year pod student, I do have much more clinical experience, face to face time with practicing DPMs in big cities, etc than most who post on here. However, I haven't even graduated yet and am basically just stating what I've seen/heard from those who have more experience and perspective than myself.

SDN is a loosely moderated public forum. I think it's great for sharing info, learning, and asking questions, but you should take everything you read here as personal opinions, not necessarily facts. I'm glad if the info I write helps some ppl, but what I think/post is certainly not the "bottom line" lol.

 

[G0dFather]

oo man look at his modesty!! but no i was only kidding ... but feli does know wat he is talking about and can back it up wat he is saying better than 1/2 the people on the this **** !! lol

 

[jpevball]

In the city, doing purely surgery, you can make upwards of $10 million per year, plus or minus about $9,850,000 on average.... in the country, it's considerably less (except if you get paid in produce...just think, you never have to go to the grocery store again!) ;o)

 

[215512]

so much for this thread being useful but im glad it is turning into a feli for president campaign haha

 

[cjf]

I think the real question is how is the job market in cities. Are they flooded with Pod graduates opening offices and looking for customers?

 

[GetnMyFtNtheDor]

I would say that cities ,in which a pod school is located, are flooded with pod graduates. But, if you know how to market yourself, I don't think it will be an issue

 

[APMAHelp]

The 2007 APMA Practice Survey indicated that the income levels for those in urban areas were slightly higher than those in rural and suburban areas. For example, the survey stated that in 2006, members in suburban areas averaged net incomes of $192,571, while members in urban areas averaged $193,448. Members in rural areas averaged $170,837. Keep in mind that these are the averages and that there are some who earn more and others who earn less. There are many other factors that influence income as indicated by others in previous posts.