Earning in EI: Part One

𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙩

Happy #MoneyMonday! 💰💚 That’s right, today we’re talking money - EEK, I know, this feels weird, right? It shouldn’t be, and I wish it wasn’t!

While money shouldn’t be why you pursue a profession, I do think it should be considered when you think about the student loan debt you may accumulate to be in your dream career. I’m still working up the courage to discuss THAT can of worms and my personal story. 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿: ‘𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆

In school, I’d often heard pediatrics is the lowest paying setting, and while I can’t speak to other peds settings, I can say that the earning potential in EI is not too shabby but there’s a TON of factors and considerations that dictate your pay. 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.

Whenever I’m asked about EI salary, I always say I wish it were a straight answer. Based on what I *personally* know here’s my answer 💵 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆: 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝟰𝟬-𝟱𝟬𝘀, 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝘀. 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗹𝘆: 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 $𝟰𝟬/𝗵𝗿 𝘁𝗼 $𝟵𝟬/𝗵𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟭𝟲𝟬/𝗵𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Talk about a R A N G E.

I personally work a lot, because I have to...again #𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐬. I cover 3 regions, with roughly 50 kiddo’s on my caseload at any given time. Pre-covid, I traveled 2.5 hours to a rural town in the middle of nowhere and spent 4-5 days a month there to earn a higher rate. I occasionally work late evenings and weekends. Pre-covid, I was at high risk for burnout 😅 (we’ll chat about that later) so be careful of that as always!

So, don’t count out EI because you heard it doesn’t pay well - because that’s not always the case! Depending on where you live, and how much you work you may find yourself even earning well above the OT median salary!

𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒙𝒂, 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶’𝑱𝒂𝒚𝒔 - 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚 🎶💸😎