As a 3rd year SIC I made $72k.
I’m on PBS. It’s moronic to be on the fixed schedule. First year SIC on the fixed schedule makes $22,000 LESS per year than he would being on PBS, doing the same job but working longer rotations with no control over your schedule.
For me, the juice doesn’t come close to being worth the squeeze but for others it is, like any other company in the world.