Cost of Living
One of the benefits to training in Cincinnati is the combination of generous salary and low cost of living. The salary for a first-year Nephrology Fellow at Cincinnati Children's is $47,500, as of the 2006-07 academic year. For comparison, here is a list of other cities with major pediatric medical centers and what you would need to make in order to equal your purchasing power in Cincinnati.
- New York, N.Y. (Manhattan) - $105,151
- San Francisco, Calif. - $88,573
- Los Angeles, Calif. - $76,676
- New York, N.Y. (Queens) - $70,405
- Boston, Mass. - $68,575
- Chicago, Ill. - $64,439
- Philadelphia, Penn. - $60,283
- Baltimore, Md. - $54,794
- Cleveland, Ohio - $51,430
- Durham, N.C. - $48,683
(Figures were calculated using the cost of living calculator at money.cnn.com and are subject to change.)
