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Does anyone know how much a registrar doctor earns?

144 replies

WorldyGrease · 04/02/2020 21:25

DP claiming poverty but has been a registrar for 10 years ish. I thought he’d be on at least over 55k but claims not. I don’t believe him and he’s wanting to put less than half into joint account.

OP posts:
Sunshine1239 · 04/02/2020 21:56

I think those salaries are the basic pay

I have loads of doctor friends and the shift, out of hour and call out fees can almost double a wage

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WorldyGrease · 04/02/2020 21:58

What’s reverse searching

OP posts:
negomi90 · 04/02/2020 21:59

His basic pay depends on a lot of things - is he pay protected on the old contract? Is he on the new contract, what training level is he? ST8 vs ST4, staff grade or training grade.
Then he'll get extra depending on how many antisocial shifts (nights & long days) and weekends he works.
Extra money can nearly double salary, but it depends on the speciality and the job as to how much he gets.
Then he'll lose money based on mandatory indemnity, gmc fees, college fees (for whatever speciality he's in), exams, exam preparation. All of these can cost multiple thousands of pounds. My college fees hit me this month and sometimes there isn't a lot of money to go over.

CherryPavlova · 04/02/2020 21:59

My daughter is ST3 GP trainee but also does locus within deanery so is on around £55, 500 basic and taken to nearer £60k by the locus payments.

RogueV · 04/02/2020 22:01

Yes £50K max if even that. Registrars do all the hard work and they get paid shit.

mytypeonpaper · 04/02/2020 22:01

Doctors are grossly underpaid. I was on more as a dental nurse than my doctor friends

OverTheHandlebars · 04/02/2020 22:02

If you look at the pay circular someone linked you to then you should be able to calculate it (assuming he's in a training program, which if he's been a registrar for 9 years he may well not be). Those saying the supplements are a significant part of the salary are correct. For reference, I'm an SHO and work 1/6 weekends and nights and earn about £52k.

TooleyVanDooley · 04/02/2020 22:04

But he’s been qualified around 9 years as a registrar.

Do you mean that he has been a registrar for 9 years, or that he has been a qualified doctor for 9 years? These are not the same thing.

Balkinfly · 04/02/2020 22:07

DH was earning £60k after a couple of years it will depend on hours etc but he may have a drop due to training and reduced hours but this will increase substantially afterwards.

Chihaha · 04/02/2020 22:08

Everyone seems to be forgetting the extra night shift premiums etc added on. No way is he on 35k!

balletpanda · 04/02/2020 22:09

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balletpanda · 04/02/2020 22:09

Ps I can say with 100% certainly he is not on £35k

gypsywater · 04/02/2020 22:11

This is ridiculous...someone not knowing what their partner earns...wtf!

trixiebelden77 · 04/02/2020 22:11

In my specialty it is the norm to spend ten years in training post graduation before becoming a consultant.

My base pay is increased very significantly by constant overtime, weekends and nights.

It is still nowhere near as much as many people think a dr earns. Lots of people with far less responsibility and working fewer hours (and less anti social hours) are earning more than me.

Balkinfly · 04/02/2020 22:14

And that £60k was 20 years ago and just 2-3 years after qualifying but they did used to do a load of hours - 100hrs some weeks.

meaows · 04/02/2020 22:18

I too think that will be base pay. DH looks as though he doesn't earn 'much' (reality is it's quite a lot more than the average salary), but all the add on take him to a much higher salary. Was a bit of a pain when we got a mortgage.

PatellarTendonitis · 04/02/2020 22:21

It doesn't sound like you're being very fair to him or that you have enough transparency for a live-in relationship.

TooleyVanDooley · 04/02/2020 22:21

How long have you been together, and do you not trust him generally? Faking a payslip is quite a significant accusation to make. If someone wrongly accused me of doing that, they would be dust.

VivaLeBeaver · 04/02/2020 22:22

Everyone seems to be forgetting the extra night shift premiums etc added on

Maybe he does dermatology?

PatellarTendonitis · 04/02/2020 22:38

Wow, so many assumptions. Not surprising, you see the same about so many professions.

Barney77 · 04/02/2020 22:42

If it helps I am a registrar in my ninth year, so twelfth since qualifying. My starting salary was £23,000. My take home now inc all the London weighting, banding etc is £45,000. I work one weekend in four, seven nights in each eight week rota, and average 44 hrs a week. You may need to apologise.

Barney77 · 04/02/2020 22:43

Oh and mine is an acute specialty with a rota heavi in on call and out of hours shifts. And I very rarely leave on time.

user1479305498 · 04/02/2020 23:02

I’m suprised it’s so poorly paid too, I would be dashing off to be a GP if it’s that crap

Savingshoes · 04/02/2020 23:03

He just needs to pay 50% of the utility bills and rent/mortgage.
Neither of you need to know how much either earns.
What he chooses to do with the rest of his money, is his affair. Same as you with yours.
If he's struggling to make payments then discuss whether you are willing to help him financially such as moving to somewhere cheaper etc and if you are not able to or choose not to help then that is also your choice.
You are are under no obligation to cough up his 50% and he will need to ask his side of the family or find another way to make it work financially.

ChristmasCarcass · 04/02/2020 23:14

Just became a consultant last year, prior to that was a registrar for ten years (research, maternity leave, less than FT training). We are a high-intensity specialty, I was on about £55k on the new contract (had been on more like £70k on the old one, same rota, no pay protection because I’d rotated away and came back).

Your pay goes up quickly under the new contract, then basically doesn’t change from about ST4 onwards. Totally screws you if you are in a training grade for more than a couple of years. The aim is to churn consultants out quickly to fill the gaps, which is maybe fine in some specialties but in a tertiary specialty you just aren’t employable without a lot of extras like research.

And yeah, I was on about £22k including banding as a PRHO in 2004, the idea we all start on £60k is fucking hilarious. You don’t sound like you like or trust your partner very much OP - not the meal ticket you were hoping for?