Veteran Affairs PM&R Salary Wide Range

[kinari]

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Why is the salary range for VA positions so large? The ones listed here for example list salaries between 98k-220k: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search?keyword=Physiatrist&Location=&AutoCompleteSelected=&search=Search

What end of that range do VA- employed physiatrists find themselves at?

Thank you in advance.

 

[kinari]

A more important question: Do the 7 positions I found on the USAJOBS website represent the only available PM&R jobs in the entire country?

 

[kinari]

Bump

 

[RangerBob]

A more important question: Do the 7 positions I found on the USAJOBS website represent the only available PM&R jobs in the entire country?

Using "physiatrist" and "pm&r" should net you all the currently available pm&r positions within the VA, as the government uses USAJobs to list all their current offerings. As far as what salary most physiatrists are earning, unfortunately I don't know where on that spectrum most physiatrists end up.

 

[Xardas]

I'm not a VA expert but what I do know is that it depends in large part on where you live for reimbursement models and also your rank inside the VA system. VA tends to get more powerful as you stay longer etc.

Its also, among physicians I know, somewhat felt that those who stay in VA's tend to never leave and over time become somewhat fixtures. That is not a good or bad thing just something that is observed.

 

[kinari]

Thanks for your insight

 

[Paddington]

I interviewed for a VA job and got a call back, but chose not to move forward in part because the salary range is a joke. You can earn X or 2.5X. I went through application, phone interview, and in person interview over a period of months and still had no clue what the salary would be. Actually, that's not true, I was told that it was set by parameters including your age, years of military or federal job service, and a whole bunch of other stuff that has nothing to do with nothing. You are only told what your salary is after you are officially hired (presumably, having put your signature to paper), at which point their salary panel meets and sets it based on the above criteria.

Likely, your salary will be at the low end of the above, unless you served in WWII or something.