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. . . I have been in practice for four years and am wondering if this conforms to a "good" job relative to other's experiences.
I make around $250K base (no annual increases at this point, being here four years) with several add ons like lab directorship duties that add another $60K. Malpractice covered, insurance covered at 80% of the overall expense, 8 weeks of vacation, a half day off a week, CME money, parking/food covered by our hospital, etc.
The day to day work is not that burdensome. Maybe 25 surgicals a day. We have a PA do the grossing. Weekend call is almost a joke. Every six weeks I'm on weekend call but rarely do anything but field, at most, one call from the lab. Almost never go in on call.
Heck, even during the week, most of us leave no later than 3 pm unless we are covering frozens for the day.
So, sure I have heard about jobs paying $500K, but I am thinking, perhaps naively, that when you put it all together, my job is fairly strong. It is the only job I have had since residency, so I do not have a good point of comparison. Even my old fellow residents are a bit tight lipped when I ask.
Should I be looking for a job that pays over $400K in total compensation or does that change my lifestyle way too much? I was hired as an employee in a group that has two senior partners who will work another 20 years probably. They said there is no opportunity for partnership. Nevertheless, we all get an equal amount of cases on sign out. Maybe I am just thinking the "grass is always greener" on the other side.
Any opinions on my situation?
Amelia
I make around $250K base (no annual increases at this point, being here four years) with several add ons like lab directorship duties that add another $60K. Malpractice covered, insurance covered at 80% of the overall expense, 8 weeks of vacation, a half day off a week, CME money, parking/food covered by our hospital, etc.
The day to day work is not that burdensome. Maybe 25 surgicals a day. We have a PA do the grossing. Weekend call is almost a joke. Every six weeks I'm on weekend call but rarely do anything but field, at most, one call from the lab. Almost never go in on call.
Heck, even during the week, most of us leave no later than 3 pm unless we are covering frozens for the day.
So, sure I have heard about jobs paying $500K, but I am thinking, perhaps naively, that when you put it all together, my job is fairly strong. It is the only job I have had since residency, so I do not have a good point of comparison. Even my old fellow residents are a bit tight lipped when I ask.
Should I be looking for a job that pays over $400K in total compensation or does that change my lifestyle way too much? I was hired as an employee in a group that has two senior partners who will work another 20 years probably. They said there is no opportunity for partnership. Nevertheless, we all get an equal amount of cases on sign out. Maybe I am just thinking the "grass is always greener" on the other side.
Any opinions on my situation?
Amelia