Hospitalist salary

[citgosign]

I'm a finishing up my pediatric residency this year and have applied for hospitalist jobs. I'm trying to get a better sense of what to expect as far as salary, in order to make sure I'm being realistic in my negotiations.

I realize this varies widely by location and hospital but can anyone give me a ballpark starting salary coming out of residency? I'll probably be at a competitive academic children's hospital in a medium to large city in the east coast or Midwest and will do full time clinical work.

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[jonb12997]

Somewhere between 160-180 sounds like a place to start? Maybe... but there are so many issues that effect that... Size of unit, city size, productivity based vs straight hourly compensation, call schedule, work load, types of patients, employed vs group practice..... Etc.

 

[Stitch]

There's a lot of variation. My wife and I worked as hospitalists before fellowship in a couple of different settings. Some of the bigger academic settings were paying/offering around 100k. Don't know how negotiable that is though. You work fewer shifts each month, but have more teaching and research responsibilities. In private practice a reasonable range for someone starting is probably 120-150 depending on location and previous experience. If you're fellowship trained some may pay more than that. You also usually get extra for administrative positions like medical director. This entailed around sixteen 12 hour shifts a month. If you go some place rural, they may be paying a lot more than that.

 

[yankees85]

I am also finishing up my residency and just finished the hospitalist job search. I was looking at teaching hospitals along the East coast. Salaries varied widely (like 100K difference kind of wildly). Taking into account cost of living is helpful along with whether there is protected time for med ed/research/qi vs straight clinical work. Straight clinical work often pays better (although was not what I was looking for).

 

[Mad Jack]

I am also finishing up my residency and just finished the hospitalist job search. I was looking at teaching hospitals along the East coast. Salaries varied widely (like 100K difference kind of wildly). Taking into account cost of living is helpful along with whether there is protected time for med ed/research/qi vs straight clinical work. Straight clinical work often pays better (although was not what I was looking for).

It's like you were actively searching for the worst possible salary you could get

 

[yankees85]

It's like you were actively searching for the worst possible salary you could get

Haha yes but a great place to live and work! I ended up doing quite well and am thrilled with my position. There are certainly some great hospitalist opportunities right now especially if you have a lot of background in QI (places are desperate for QI folks).