ALLERGIST / IMMUNOLOGIST PHYSICIAN SALARIES
There are plenty of common and uncommon conditions that keep a physician specialized in allergy and immunology have a good steady work and income - asthma, anaphylaxis, eczema, drug reactions, insect stings, etc. besides immunodeficiency diseases and organ transplantation problems.
Here's a snapshot of their mid-career median incomes :
- Houston, TX: $225,000/-
- Los Angeles, CA: $245,000/-
- Miami, FL: $217,000/-
- New York, NY: $256,000/-
- Seattle, WA: 239,000/-
National Average: $215,000/-
Remember these are mid-career averages, starting pays can at times be 100,000/- to 150,000/- too. The era of managed care brought down the pays a bit, and I am thinking the averages may actually turn out lesser.
A warm winter is good for Allergy docs - why ? Coz' the warm winter does not kill the pollen-generating plants that freezing temps. otherwise kill --> More pollen --> More patients going sniff-sniff and wheeze-wheeze ;-) Don't trust a blogging physician like me about this ? Then you gotta trust this allergist on this.
Q. How to become an Allergist - Immunologist in the United States ?
A. Get a 3 year residency in Internal Medicine or Pediatrics and follow it up with a two to three year fellowship in Allergy - Immunology. Competitive, since these specialists enjoy a good lifestyle, work hours and wages of course.
- Get your Funky 'Allergist' Wrist-Watch
Related Link:
- American Board of Allergy and Immunology
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 3:16 PM
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anonymous said ... (10/19/2009) :
Post Your Comment !not a very impressive payscale!
just my humble thoughts....
I wonder why did TAO Le co-author of FIRST AID choose it as his fellowship option....
maybe coz it is less rigorous and he could devote time to writing his books and enterprises....
hmmmmmmmmm.......
i know may allergists and although you may start in the mid 100K's once you become a partner in a group, your salary is at least 300K + if you work full time.
I am utterly confused. I am considering a fellowship in Allergy Immunology or Rheumatology. Lifestyle in both is cool but the competition is way less in Rheum. Why is AI so hot ???? Any suggessions ? is it the salary ? but if you go on line to compare the two both of them are kind of same to me. I will appreciate an input from people in AI or Rheum.
How busy do allergist/immunologists get? I have been thinking about allergy a lot along with infectious disease and rheumatology but I'm concerned about the volume of patients. I guess I can do primary care simultaneously to supplement for slow traffic.
Allergist payscales climb higher as practice builds up, attraction is the great hours, good money for those hours, less information to keep updated with, and that its easy to setup private practice...All that they really need is an office-spirometer and allergy skin testing materials ! What pays is procedures that they do - Allergy shots, Skin tests and Spirometer for Asthma (I did an elective with a well earning allergist int he upper $300K ranges and he does plenty of these procedures a day)
The Allergist that I mentioned works about 45-50 hours a week, pretty relaxed with no emergencies or calls
I am a partner at a well-established Southern California allergy practice. Full-time (50 hrs and some week-ends extra) usually leads to an annual salary of 150K. Other parts of the country may pay quite a bit more.
@ anonymous8/25/09) I am disappointed at the salary of 150K esp since to get Allergy you have to work HARD and if this satatement about the salary is true then I wonder why Rheum and Endo are so less competitive( easy to get , excellent working hours very comparable to Allergists and the ave start up is approx 180K to 200K) Is there more to AI that I am missing???
Allergy lifestyle is the best. Most work less than 40hr/wk, virtually no call, and partners make $250 - $350. I wouldnt mind that working 4 days a week. There's not many fellowships available that's the biggest problem.
I'm currently a second year allergy fellow and am looking at job offers. In the Northeast partners make 300-350K working about 40 hr weeks. Most of the other specialities have to work a lot more than that to make as much.