Ped. Specialists

[NameOfTheRose]

Curious question...

do ped. specialists earn as much, more or less than their internal medicine counterparts?

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[lilycat]

I think in general they earn a little bit less, just like general pediatricians earn a little less than an internist.

 

[OldManDave]

NameoftheRose,

That is entirely dependent upon which subspecialty you are referring to and really has minimal/nothing to do with any perceived adult-analog. For example, a neonatologist makes a huge amount of $$. The last facility I worked in, they made circa 350k, with the Chief making around 450k...and there is no adult counterpart. PedsICU --> mean starting range: 130 ~ 220; PedsCardiologist --> about the same, maybe a little higher.

 

[lilycat]

Wow!! My peds specialists are apparently woefully underpaid! And in one of the highest cost-of-living markets as well...

 

[Mikado]

Yes, peds is very underpaid. I think thats because peds people want so much to work witk kids that high pay is not needed to lure them.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Well, it has never been said, nor ever CAN it be said, that a pediatrician is in it for the money! I never did understand why they are so undervalued and thus underpaid. Yet, I doubt that there will ever be a shortage of them. There are always the people, like myself, that care more for the children then trying to earn a true "physician's income." Maybe we should all boycott pediatrics until they try to LURE US with higher salaries?? OOPS, but I signed that darn contract already..too late for me! Wouldn't want to be on the NRMP's WANTED LIST.

 

[lmthoms1]

I never knew their salaries were that low...that goes to prove their in it for those beautiful faces

 

[groundhog]

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