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Hey what is pain anesthisia like? What does one do? What does it pay thanks.
How mUch does pain pay
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I was told by a resident in Texas "If you are an anesthesiology pain medicine doc, if you aren't making 1.2 million; you're doing something wrong."
That being said, I have seen posted salaries 700-800K on job listing boards at anesthesiology programs in Dallas, TX.
The 1.2 million figure seems a bit high for starting pay. But I expect if you go from general anesthesiology to pain management, I would guess you could at least double or triple the regular STARTING pay.
You need to realize that average salaries don't mean a lot. There is quite a bit of variation some based on location, how much you actually want to work, how good are your business skills, do people know you exist? Your reputation, your experience etc. Eg. I keep seeing average anesthesiology pay at ~226K,etc. But I also actually meet and talk with a lot of people who are starting at $450K, 300K, even 500K. (general anesthesiology)
That being said, I have seen posted salaries 700-800K on job listing boards at anesthesiology programs in Dallas, TX.
The 1.2 million figure seems a bit high for starting pay. But I expect if you go from general anesthesiology to pain management, I would guess you could at least double or triple the regular STARTING pay.
You need to realize that average salaries don't mean a lot. There is quite a bit of variation some based on location, how much you actually want to work, how good are your business skills, do people know you exist? Your reputation, your experience etc. Eg. I keep seeing average anesthesiology pay at ~226K,etc. But I also actually meet and talk with a lot of people who are starting at $450K, 300K, even 500K. (general anesthesiology)
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Another thread somewhere in this forum had the av. starting for a gas-pain > $200K, then going up to >$300K 5 years out.
I've also heard of pain docs making > 7 figures in Cali, but these were very tightly-run pain groups with a huge referral base....
Ultimately, if you are looking for job offers in the high 6 figures, be prepared to be joining large groups where you will be the injection monkey 24-7!
I've also heard of pain docs making > 7 figures in Cali, but these were very tightly-run pain groups with a huge referral base....
Ultimately, if you are looking for job offers in the high 6 figures, be prepared to be joining large groups where you will be the injection monkey 24-7!
