Urology salaries

[baculum1337]

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whats a good/realistic place where i can find this information?

 

[Wch]

I would start with AAMC Careers in Medicine. They seem to have some information on salaries of different fields.

 

[sponch]

in the west, if you work for kaiser or employed by a hospital, people are starting in the low 300s with a ceiling somewhere in the 400s. if you're in a group, you'll get something similar as a salary guarantee until your practice ramps up. then you break even, then you eat what you kill, and i've heard of people making 600 to 750. however, to go that high, you either have to work like a dog or do some sketchy things.

 

[UroJobSearch]

this is one of the more difficult questions to answer because it's a topic people don't often like to talk about. I have learned that the data put out by MGMA is quoted like the bible by employers / in-house recruiters. They will often quote salaries as a percentile of MGMA. One recruiter told me that 75th percentile MGMA for a urologist was $490k/yr. Don't quote me on this as I have not seen the MGMA report on this topic..it's expensive to obtain those reports.

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[bedrock]

2009 MGMA:

Urology Median $415,000
90%tile $650,000

 

[phage9999]

hope this helps!


Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) - Academic Compensation and Production Survey
2010 Report Based on 2009 Data

Assistant Professor - Urology - Total Compensation
25th% $200,503
50th% $255,139
75th% $310,890

Associate Professor - Urology - Total Compensation
25th% $238,273
50th% $314,837
75th% $379,416

Professor - Urology - Total Compensation
25th% $251,514
50th% $346,966
75th% $410,341




Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) - Private Practice
2009 Report Based on 2008 Data

Urology - Total Compensation
25th% $292,348
50th% $383,016
75th% $495,728

Urology - Median Total Compensation by Years in Specialty
1-2 years - 50th% - $307,461
3-7 years - 50th% - $354,286
8-17 years - 50th% - $414,815

 

[voidlogin]

I remember reading an article in WSJ that said Urologists who own/use IMRT made around 1/2 mil from return on investment. Though that was not listed as a base salary. I'm sure not every urologist owns linear accelerators, and wsj does sensationalize their stories a bit, but seems like cushy income for senior partners.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703904804575631222900534954.html

-a MS4

 

[Jolie South]

I remember reading an article in WSJ that said Urologists who own/use IMRT made around 1/2 mil from return on investment. Though that was not listed as a base salary. I'm sure not every urologist owns linear accelerators, and wsj does sensationalize their stories a bit, but seems like cushy income for senior partners.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703904804575631222900534954.html

-a MS4

I've heard similar from residents around my institution. The guys that do that make bank.

There's also some ethically questionable choices coming into play as well.

 

[DoctwoB]

I remember reading an article in WSJ that said Urologists who own/use IMRT made around 1/2 mil from return on investment. Though that was not listed as a base salary. I'm sure not every urologist owns linear accelerators, and wsj does sensationalize their stories a bit, but seems like cushy income for senior partners.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703904804575631222900534954.html

-a MS4

You can make bank that way, but I wouldn't count on that being a legal option by the time you would finish residency. The government is really cracking down on self-referrals (but referring to the hospital that employs you, signs your paychecks, and gives you bonuses for referrals is totally ok).