How much $$ will you make?

[Towelie]

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Not how much $ you WANT to make. How much $ do you THINK you will make once your career gets started.

 

[Mr. Tee]

$50k starting...then work up to 100k maybe?

 

[Auron]

Minimum $500,000.

 

[KaraKiz]

its all about the benjamins baby. over $500,000. I've got my eye on a Ferrari.

 

[Auron]

its all about the benjamins baby. over $500,000. I've got my eye on a Ferrari.

haha, the day I see a ferrari parked in my driveway will be one of the happiest days of my life.

 

[Mr. Tee]

haha, the day I see a ferrari parked in my driveway will be one of the happiest days of my life.

Yeah but you won't drive it much.

 

[baylormed]

I'm staying on the safe side, since I don't know what kind of residency I will be able to land in the future. I am therefore assuming that I will land a primary care specialty (gen med/internal med/pediatrics).

If that's how it goes, I will be making ~45/50K during residency and about 100-150K afterwards.

That is my worst case scenario, I'm sticking with it for now.

 

[p9142]

I will be making ~45/50K during residency

Actually, that is more like a best case scenario.

and about 100-150K afterwards.

Yeah that is worst case.

 

[baylormed]

Actually, that is more like a best case scenario.

I looked at averages of residency salaries in my home state for primary care specialties, which is where I'll probably end up practicing. They start at ~43K and go up by about 1K/year, so you can end up making up to 48-50K in some cases (depending on the length of residency).

 

[Trance Ninja]

haha, the day I see a ferrari parked in my driveway will be one of the happiest days of my life.

maaannnn ferrari's are neato, but I will have to be sticking with an rx7 with a corvette motor... with enough money poured into it that I should have just gotten a ferrari

 

[Auron]

Which one do you guys like more?

Our day will come.

 

[KaraKiz]

I also want a Chevelle SS - but you only need 15K, maybe 20, to fix up one of those. Still, how awesome would that be to drive around? I would NEVER enter a burn out contest tho. Even if I could afford new tires.

 

[Robizzle]

 

[Auron]

basically the batmobile, nice - I'm sure rappers are already calling to get this in their next vid LOL.

 

[Anastasis]

I'm staying on the safe side, since I don't know what kind of residency I will be able to land in the future. I am therefore assuming that I will land a primary care specialty (gen med/internal med/pediatrics).

If that's how it goes, I will be making ~45/50K during residency and about 100-150K afterwards.

That is my worst case scenario, I'm sticking with it for now.

That was the logic behind my vote too.

And the family practice residency at UT-H pays like this:
Resident Salaries 2005- 2006:

* Post-Graduate Year 1: $38,115
* Post-Graduate Year 2: $38,856
* Post-Graduate Year 3: $40,346

 

[Robizzle]

basically the batmobile, nice.

Maybach Exelero... but the girls can call me Batman if they want .

 

[baylormed]

That was the logic behind my vote too.

And the family practice residency at UT-H pays like this:
Resident Salaries 2005- 2006:

* Post-Graduate Year 1: $38,115
* Post-Graduate Year 2: $38,856
* Post-Graduate Year 3: $40,346

Most of the ones I looked at were Internal Med, so I guess it is a little higher than Family Practice.

I am actually surprised at how many people think they'll be making 200-250K right off the bat.

 

[TSK]

I don't think ppl are under the impression that this is what they'll be making in residency. Given the ranges, it's kinda assumed that the poll refers to post residency/once we've been in our respective fields and established ourselves.

Most of the ones I looked at were Internal Med, so I guess it is a little higher than Family Practice.

I am actually surprised at how many people think they'll be making 200-250K right off the bat.

 

[baylormed]

I don't think ppl are under the impression that this is what they'll be making in residency. Given the ranges, it's kinda assumed that the poll refers to post residency/once we've been in our respective fields and established ourselves.

And that's exactly what I meant: post-residency initial salary.

 

[narc]

$500K and nothing less. I need that Ferrari/Porsche to be happy.

 

[KaraKiz]

Maybach Exelero... but the girls can call me Batman if they want .

I want the 62S. With the glass ceiling. 12 cylinders. 0 to 60 in 5.2 seconds. *drool*

 

[narc]

I want the 62S. With the glass ceiling. 12 cylinders. 0 to 60 in 5.2 seconds. *drool*

It will never sound like a 430 or drive like one. Waste of money

 

[Mr. Tee]

It will never sound like a 430 or drive like one. Waste of money

Who cares when you have alot of room inside for pimpin?

 

[Robizzle]

Also need a few of these for me n my friends.. you know, when I own an islandd n' stuff.

 

[PugMD]

Which one do you guys like more?

Our day will come.

SOO Glad someone else out there shares my taste for beautiful cars.

I had the pleasure of seeing a few Ferraris and Lamborghinis in the Outer Banks, NC this summer. Although the ragtop 360 and bright yellow gallardo were near the top, I have to shoot for the Ferrari 575 Maranello.

The guy that has it owns a place in VA Beach (63rd st. if you wanna look at it) and told me he gets a kick when he takes it to the gas station and people ask him what the hell it is.. He points at the bucking horse and tells them its a Mustang

While I have no idea how much I'm going to end up making, you can be damn sure that at least I'll have a sleek Porsche in the garage.

 

[sirus_virus]

$50k starting...then work up to 100k maybe?

Hey PM me with your location and specialty, I might have a job for you when you are done.

 

[KaraKiz]

SOO Glad someone else out there shares my taste for beautiful cars.

I had the pleasure of seeing a few Ferraris and Lamborghinis in the Outer Banks, NC this summer.

Hey, I was in the Outer Banks this summer too! At Holden Beach. Not a whole lot going on in Holden Beach. I'm sad we didn't get a chance to go to the big alligator farm in SC. It wasn't that far away. And we missed Utan, the 28-foot "hybrid" alligator.. 28 FEET - thats HUGE!

 

[Auron]

SOO Glad someone else out there shares my taste for beautiful cars.

I had the pleasure of seeing a few Ferraris and Lamborghinis in the Outer Banks, NC this summer. Although the ragtop 360 and bright yellow gallardo were near the top, I have to shoot for the Ferrari 575 Maranello.

The guy that has it owns a place in VA Beach (63rd st. if you wanna look at it) and told me he gets a kick when he takes it to the gas station and people ask him what the hell it is.. He points at the bucking horse and tells them its a Mustang

While I have no idea how much I'm going to end up making, you can be damn sure that at least I'll have a sleek Porsche in the garage.

hilarious. It makes me wonder though, how the hell can you NOT know what a ferrari let alone mistake it for a mustang LOL. To me ferrari's are the pinnacle of beauty, gotta love those curves

 

[alwaysaangel]

If I can pull 150k full-time that would be nice.

 

[Mr. Tee]

Hey PM me with your location and specialty, I might have a job for you when you are done.

I can say it out here in public.

Beverly Hills, dermatology.

 

[PugMD]

hilarious. It makes me wonder though, how the hell can you NOT know what a ferrari let alone mistake it for a mustang LOL. To me ferrari's are the pinnacle of beauty, gotta love those curves

You'd be surprised... A lot of people I've been around aren't able to name any of the exotics they see - most just turn their heads and follow up with a "sweeeet"

 

[Haemulon]

I'm banking on 125k to start in a primary care situation/hospitalist. More would obviously be better (150k for instance). After that, everything is gravy.

Definitely in the 40's for residency. I realize that it is the very low 40's right now, but 4 years from now it may be up a little.

 

[Eric Lindros]

I'm working for free. I know it's just going to be too much fun to accept payment.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

Screw the cars....I'll be happy with a pickup truck. My "toy" will be one of these:

 

[Stolenspatulas]

haha, the day I see a ferrari parked in my driveway will be one of the happiest days of my life.

The happiest day of my life:


the day that im so damn rich that I buy a ferrari for my dog because he likes the color red. It'll just sit there and collect dust until he decides to drive it. Hey, its his choice.

 

[Navicular]

Where is Law2Doc and dutchman...

They need to give their doomsday prediction about our future income...

 

[KaraKiz]

The happiest day of my life:


the day that im so damn rich that I buy a ferrari for my dog because he likes the color red. It'll just sit there and collect dust until he decides to drive it. Hey, its his choice.

If I am reincarnated, I hope its as some rich person's cute little dog. Thats the life...

 

[Stolenspatulas]

If I am reincarnated, I hope its as some rich person's cute little dog. Thats the life...

Enter DKM post with a pic of Paris Hilton's better half.

 

[MirrorTodd]

Answer to Op's question: Less than my brother, who is a lawyer.

 

[BNSN]

Seventeen bajillion dollars.

 

[ICCONFETTI]

do you really think 15% of future physicians will be making 500k$$$+????????

 

[dutchman]

I'm staying on the safe side, since I don't know what kind of residency I will be able to land in the future. I am therefore assuming that I will land a primary care specialty (gen med/internal med/pediatrics).

If that's how it goes, I will be making ~45/50K during residency and about 100-150K afterwards.

That is my worst case scenario, I'm sticking with it for now.

Yes, stick with it for now, because it could get a whole lot worse than that in the future.

I am assuming this thread is not talking about medicine, because the 500K responses might be from some "I-bankers" that sneaked in their votes.

 

[dutchman]

Where is Law2Doc and dutchman...

They need to give their doomsday prediction about our future income...

You can avoid that doomsday if you learn how to fight for yourself. If not, that doomsday is almost garaunteed.

 

[Mr. McDuck]

Most of the ones I looked at were Internal Med, so I guess it is a little higher than Family Practice.

I am actually surprised at how many people think they'll be making 200-250K right off the bat.

I'm assuming you mean after residency for this too, even though you quoted the residency salaries. Usually, salaries are the same institution-wide, regardless of specialty. At least, that's what I've seen. Perhaps it's different in the places you looked.

 

[bretticus]

I'm guessing by the time I get out (7-10 years) it will be between $200k-250k for most specialties I'm looking at. Primary care looks scary...

 

[dutchman]

I'm guessing by the time I get out (7-10 years) it will be between $200k-250k for most specialties I'm looking at. Primary care looks scary...

primary care is not quite done. If we go to a socialized system, expect primary care be the only folks to see a slight increase in pay. Everyone else besides plastics, will pretty much sink.

 

[Towelie]

primary care is not quite done. If we go to a socialized system, expect primary care be the only folks to see a slight increase in pay. Everyone else besides plastics, will pretty much sink.

Don't forget derm, and very specialized surgery.

 

[alwaysaangel]

primary care is not quite done. If we go to a socialized system, expect primary care be the only folks to see a slight increase in pay. Everyone else besides plastics, will pretty much sink.

This is very unlikely to happen in our lifetime. So I wouldn't consider that when picking specialties.

 

[DropkickMurphy]

do you really think 15% of future physicians will be making 500k$$$+????????

No, but I would imagine at least some- if not most- of us are willing to sell our souls and loosen our morals for a given amount of money per year.

 

[dutchman]

Don't forget derm, and very specialized surgery.

No socialized system in the world has ever payed dermatologists good money. Dermatologists are enjoying an artificially created demand right now. In a socialized sytem they can kiss that good bye.