Highest Paying Residency?

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Aditya N.

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Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what the highest paying residency in the country is? Are there any residencies that pay six figures? Google doesn't seem to have any answers. EDIT: I am aware that the average salary for residents is in the 50-70 range.

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Your status was pre-allo until a few minutes ago and questions asked by pre-allo students should be asked in pre-allo. plenty of folks at other stages of training visit pre-allo and answer questions


Also, I really hope you didn't just create another account to come in and sockpuppet your objection to it being moved.
 
Your status was pre-allo until a few minutes ago and questions asked by pre-allo students should be asked in pre-allo. plenty of folks at other stages visit pre-allo and answer questions


Also, I really hope you didn't just create another account to come in and sockpuppet your objection to it being moved.
Sorry, I realized what had happened after, my account was never updated from a while ago.
 
I'm a different person from whoever created this thread.
 
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Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what the highest paying residency in the country is? Are there any residencies that pay six figures? Google doesn't seem to have any answers. EDIT: I am aware that the average salary for residents is in the 50-70 range.

The salaries by PGY year are set by state, I think. Certainly by institution. Occasionally a residency will throw in some more “perks”, like an extra $1000 in book money or something. Some states have higher PGY salaries to help offset cost of living- like California’s PGY salaries are a littlehigher than those in Texas.

But these salaries are essentially standardized. You don’t make 6 figures as a resident.
 
It was kind of a silly question tbh and given your prior pre-allo status it makes sense. As a general rule, you should have a good idea of how you’ll be living/what your goals are 4-6 years in advance when you’re in your training phase. Also, I believe NYU is one of the highest and the mod probably gave that example specifically to illustrate the cost variation per each region.
 
I've heard of fellows cracking 6 figures but only at programs that allow moonlighting with high pay and hours that work with your schedule. I think certain residencies have similar opportunities as well.
 
Stipend allocation goes hand-in-hand with cost of living. So, while you may be receiving the highest amount, you will be spending more than the others.
 
If you are picking residencies because o compensation then you will be Slidell disappointed.

Also talking to yourself through multiple accounts gave me a great laugh, pre-meds these days lol
 
Just FYI -- I really am a different person from the original poster of this thread. Hopefully someone behind the scenes can see that we were posting from different wifi networks or something.
 
Just FYI -- I really am a different person from the original poster of this thread. Hopefully someone behind the scenes can see that we were posting from different wifi networks or something.
Too late.
We already have you on the national aamc pre-med database of usernames as both Jonya, and Aditya N.
 
Stipends are entirely dependent on the institution. There are some nuances, but in general every trainee is on the same pay scale for their given year - so the 2nd year PICU fellow (PGY5) makes the same as the PGY5 General surgery or neurosurg resident. This ignores moonlighting, which in some fields (EM notably) can be substantial, if allowed. The payscales usually see incremental increases from year to year such that a PGY 1 starting in July of 2019 will likely make a little bit more than the PGY 1's that are starting 7 weeks from now, probably by about $1000 in many spots.

Stipend differences between institutions tend to be very much based on cost of living for an area. High COL locations like SF, DC, NYC and Chicago pay more than Little Rock or Omaha. In some locations (DC and NYC), the trainees are unionized and as such have commanded a higher salary (though because of the increased cost of living it's not like you're banking). In cities with multiple training institutions, eg Chicago with NW, Rush, UofC, etc, the stipends usually are in the same ballpark of each other to the point you probably would have other things that separate them out on your rank list.

Personally, going from a low COL location for residency to one in a high COL city, the higher stipend in fellowship ended up being worth less money - the city was a lot more fun, I was going out a lot more frequently and the rent was significantly more.
 
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