Residency Salary?

[AlbertanMedStudent]

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Hello,

I am a first year Canadian international medical student studying in Ireland. I know all about the licensing exams and I don't need advice or information on Canadian/American residency options. However, I have a question about the salary bump from residency to attending.

Once I complete a residency, does your salary jump from about $65,000 to the attending salary of, let's say, about $200,000? If it doesn't jump in one year, how long does it take to start making that kind of money?

I am not in medicine for the money but it would just be nice to know.

 

[Crayola227]

yes resident to attending there is usually a giant jump income

 

[Winged Scapula]

Moving to Gen Residency; this forum is for posting of open positions

 

[Winged Scapula]

The length of time it takes to get to an average attending salary range is going to depend on a number of factors: geographic location, hours worked, payor mix, employment environment and contract specifics.

 

[gutonc]

But the short answer to your question is, yes. Once you move from training to attending, your salary will do something between double (going from a well paying peds residency to an average academic peds attending gig) to octuple (PP derm).

 

[Law2Doc]

Hello,

I am a first year Canadian international medical student studying in Ireland. I know all about the licensing exams and I don't need advice or information on Canadian/American residency options. However, I have a question about the salary bump from residency to attending.

Once I complete a residency, does your salary jump from about $65,000 to the attending salary of, let's say, about $200,000? If it doesn't jump in one year, how long does it take to start making that kind of money?

I am not in medicine for the money but it would just be nice to know.

You might be in a field where fellowships are necessary which will be closer to a residents salary. Residency can by 3-7 years. Not all residencies pay $65k, and not all jobs pay $200k. And you'll probably have to service debt once you are an attending. So it might not be the case that your salary triples in 3 years. But yes when you finish training (whatever that may be in your specialty) you can look for a real job.