Attending Salary vs Cost of Living
Compare attending salary by specialty, city, and employment type against cost-of-living adjustments.
Inputs
Results
Calculated in real time as you update inputs.
Cost-of-Living Adjusted
$160,000
Adjusted for New York, NY COL multiplier of 1.35
Base Salary
$240,000
Employment Adjusted
$216,000
COL Multiplier
1.35x
Impact of COL
+25.9%
How COL changes effective purchasing power vs adjusted salary
Explanation
Salaries are illustrative medians by specialty. Employment multipliers: academic 0.9x, private 1.1x, hospital-employed 1.0x. Cost of living multipliers are approximate city indices; higher multipliers reduce effective salary when adjusted for purchasing power.
No external data is fetched; adjust values to match your offers and local benchmarks.
Educational estimate only. Not financial advice or a salary guarantee. Validate with current market data and contracts.