What is average signing bonus?

[GoPelicans]

Interviewed for a job I liked in the area I want to live but they offered only a $5K signing bonus. My friends are talking about getting signing bonuses for like $20-40K. Do some places simply not really offer signing bonuses or am I being taken for a ride.

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[SpartanWolverine]

A good group in a good location means that you might not have much leverage on your side. I did not get a signing bonus, but I did also approach a group that wasn't really hiring and thus I needed them more than they needed me. Other friends got better sign on perks but are taking jobs that I wouldn't want, so... goes both ways.

 

[Neopolymath]

A good job doesn't need to offer a sign on bonus unless the location is conventionally undesirable (even if the job is otherwise good).

 

[maxxor]

Honestly, them paying for moving or other things might be worth more since you aren't taxed on it.

 

[colbgw02]

For those of us who entered the job market when it was in the toilet.

 

[guytakingboards]

Honestly, them paying for moving or other things might be worth more since you aren't taxed on it.

This. When I last moved jobs, I got offered a $10-15k signing bonus but I chose to take a moving stipend and negotiate for more vacation time.

 

[maxxor]

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For those of us who entered the job market when it was in the toilet.

Agree. Aside from the 2007-2017 crash, the first part of COVID was rough times.

 

[Aurum]

I got a 10k moving stipend for a practice in a desirable East Coast metro area.

 

[vm26]

Interviewed for a job I liked in the area I want to live but they offered only a $5K signing bonus. My friends are talking about getting signing bonuses for like $20-40K. Do some places simply not really offer signing bonuses or am I being taken for a ride.

Cannot assess the quality of a job by signing bonus for numerous reasons...Hard to quantify the quality of any job with one metric but for me it would be how much one is getting paid per wRVU. Solid on-site PP should be in the $60s/wRVU. PE practices like RP are more like $25-30/wRVU but you may get a $50-100K sign-on bonus which I am sure is contingent upon you staying onboard for several years

 

[Womb Raider]

Interviewed for a job I liked in the area I want to live but they offered only a $5K signing bonus. My friends are talking about getting signing bonuses for like $20-40K. Do some places simply not really offer signing bonuses or am I being taken for a ride.

What state?

 

[NDcienporciento100]

What state?

Alaska?