peds path income

[Arctic Char]

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i'm curious, i've heard a few comments thrown around about peds path not offering a robust income . . . but how "modest" is, say, the salary as a peds path at a children's hospital? this is, of course, a scenario where the lab is owned by the hospital. i.e. the pathologists are salaried.

i'm very interested in pursuing peds path, and i truly enjoy it and don't mind passing up big bucks . . . but then again, i am in debt afterall. i'd like to have a better idea of what i am in store for.

thanks for any input . . .

 

[zao275]

I guess this brings up a bigger question: In academics, how much of a difference in salary exists between different pathology subspecialties (derm, neuro, pedi, GI, etc) when matched for a given level of professorship (associate, assistant, or full professor)?

 

[KCShaw]

I don't know the salary numbers.. all I can say is that even at a reasonably sized children's hospital the number of actual surgical specimens is usually not very large. We had a local kids hospital where I did my first 2 years of residency, and 2 pathologists would split sign-out days and, per memory, generally be done with grossing, signing out, and any autopsies (rare) by around lunchtime, then maybe some afternoon paperwork. With a few full days sprinkled in here and there. It wasn't in the biggest city or have the largest patient population by any stretch, but it was a dedicated kids hospital with its own building and separate lab.

Would be interested in knowing the salary disparities too, if any, in a given region/city for people doing dedicated subspecialty signout.

 

[pathstudent]

I don't know the salary numbers.. all I can say is that even at a reasonably sized children's hospital the number of actual surgical specimens is usually not very large. We had a local kids hospital where I did my first 2 years of residency, and 2 pathologists would split sign-out days and, per memory, generally be done with grossing, signing out, and any autopsies (rare) by around lunchtime, then maybe some afternoon paperwork. With a few full days sprinkled in here and there. It wasn't in the biggest city or have the largest patient population by any stretch, but it was a dedicated kids hospital with its own building and separate lab.

Would be interested in knowing the salary disparities too, if any, in a given region/city for people doing dedicated subspecialty signout.

LADOC00 posted this website a number of years ago. http://www.sfgate.com/webdb/ucpay/
http://www.sacbee.com/statepay/

YOu would have to know who to look up to make comparisons but it gives you access to 8 different medical centers, albiet in the same university system. But you can look at department websites, figure out a subspecialty and rank and compare against others of similar rank if you wanted to.

A private practice pediatric pathologist (p^4) would probably make a good salary whether a member of a large group or employed by Kaiser or Children's hospital.

 

[twentyone]

Overall, pediatric pathology is probably limited by being stuck in academics. Many desirable jobs are in high volume pediatric hospitals, where you're a member of the university practice. Some children's hospitals give supplements to the base university salary. There are private practice pediatric pathology jobs, but fewer.

 

[pathstudent]

Well I searched the faculty of UCSF, UCLA, and UCSD and no one is identified as a pediatric pathologist. Doesn't UCSF or UCLA have a pediatric hospital?

 

[Freak]

I think Mattel is for UCLA (not sure if they are a subsidiary or simply affiliated).

UCSF just got alot of money for theirs (Benioff I think). That one I think is underneath the main UCSF banner.

 

[Arctic Char]

LADOC00 posted this website a number of years ago. http://www.sfgate.com/webdb/ucpay/
http://www.sacbee.com/statepay/

YOu would have to know who to look up to make comparisons but it gives you access to 8 different medical centers, albiet in the same university system. But you can look at department websites, figure out a subspecialty and rank and compare against others of similar rank if you wanted to.

A private practice pediatric pathologist (p^4) would probably make a good salary whether a member of a large group or employed by Kaiser or Children's hospital.

i tried a couple folks on those websites, but nothing came up. thanks though, hopefully we can find some more informative clues . . .