Salaries in MA

[bellandross]

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For a new grad, what is considered a good starting and partnership salary in Mass.

Also I hear that Partnership tracks in MA (at least in coastal, eastern MA)are starting to be difficult to come by.

 

[bellandross]

bump

Come on, with all the boston programs out there and all the gunners that go to those progams who view this website on the per hour basis, there has to be someone with some helpful info

 

[Arch Guillotti]

A bump at less than 24 hours is unfortunately not likely to help you much😛.
Personally, I know nothing of the topic, sorry.

 

[pmichaelmd]

For a new grad, what is considered a good starting and partnership salary in Mass.

Also I hear that Partnership tracks in MA (at least in coastal, eastern MA)are starting to be difficult to come by.

When I was interviewing in 2006, I made a few phone queries with some hospitals in the metro-Boston area. They seemed very interested at first, but when I told them that all of the other jobs I was considering had a minimum starting salary of $300k, they said that I was out of their range. I am guessing they are between $210k-$260k to start, or were in 2006.

I don't know if this helps, but it is something.

Regards,
PMMD

 

[militarymd]

I was told what would be offered to a experienced attending (dual cert) at a major teaching hospital in boston.....

don't do it.

you won't be able to afford a bell and ross

 

[Tenesma]

offers at academic places where you work 4 days a week and take call 1-2 nights per month with post-call day off..... in boston, ranged from 194k to 215k.... of course, their benefit plans are pretty good and if you work hard(er) you could add another 30-50k to that...

which in boston doesn't get you very far...

 

[pmichaelmd]

Bell and Ross is a nice timepiece. My med school roommate picked up a Space 1 while we were in school and it was SOLID. Still prefer my Breitlings, but SOLID. 😀

PMMD

 

[2ndyear]

For a new grad, what is considered a good starting and partnership salary in Mass.

Also I hear that Partnership tracks in MA (at least in coastal, eastern MA)are starting to be difficult to come by.

Starting and partner will be lower than much of the country. Figure mid low-mid two's base to start with everything included (malpractice, health, retirement, tail, whatever else). Highest offer I got in MA was 240 last year. Partnership is different everywhere. But you're not going to get the half-mil partnership offer anywhere. From my interviewing, you'll still make more in private practice than academics, but it's close out here. And the academic gigs can offer so little call you'd forget what it's like.

Here's the caveats: You can make much much more outside of coastal MA. Out west (west of like, Framingham) salaries go up. There's been a job ad out for far western MA for a long time with great pay. But western Mass doesn't have 1) ocean, 2) city. So go figure. Going north will get you more, but you've got to go pretty far to see a difference. Like 4 hours north. And that's a long drive to Fenway. Going south will help as well, a bit. Rhode Island seems to always have a few job ads, but you're still not going to make huge bucks. Once you get to Connecticut I understand there are some great jobs with good cash.

Bottom line is there are pluses and minuses to New England living. Most days the Sox/Pats/Celts, ocean literally out my back door, mountains close by, great food (lobster is $3.99/lb right now) and nice city outweigh the salary, high taxes, terrible drivers, bad traffic, near total darkness in the winter. But your friends that go to Tulsa will make double, yes double what you do.