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> How many doctors would still do the job if they got paid a middle class salary? Nearly all of them. The most common specialties do pay middle-class salaries
by slumdev 6y ago
> How many doctors would still do the job if they got paid a middle class salary?
Nearly all of them. The most common specialties do pay middle-class salaries.
The very highest salaries (almost all in surgical specialties) skew the mean quite a bit, but the median is not as high as you think it is.
It hasn't been a lifestyle profession for 20 years.
- mdorazio 6y agoFor those questioning this, see [1] for a decent list by state. The median doctor makes less than a FAANG employee, and that's after many more years of debt-fueled education and residency. [1] https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/What-Is-the-Average-Physician-Salary-by-State https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/What-Is-the-Average-Ph...
- shay_ker 6y agoThey certainly make less money, but it's still, in general, a high salary. How many doctors would there be if the salary was 60k?
- mdorazio 6y agoYou mean if they still made more than most public school teachers? I’d be willing to bet a lot. People who choose professions that directly help people tend to be motivated by more than money.