How much money does a doctor earn?

Answer 1

Salary Calculator ToolThere is a "salary calculator" tool at the website listed under Related Links below.

Enter the job title and zip code for your area and it will provide you with the average salary commensurate with the job.

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Be More SpecificIt depends on the doctor type (ex: Brain Surgeon, Family doctor etc.) Also, it depends on the period time. Doctors pay varies by speciality, from as little as $40,000 to as much as $500,000 a year or even more. There are private practices, hospital staff, and consultants.

Also, salary implies the doctor is working for someone else. So, a salary depends on what you are doing to make money for the company the doctor works for. Probably $30,000 to start right out of med school, to millions, if you are treating wealthy people for certain ailments, or have specialized into various types of surgery, or psychiatry, or pharmaceutical research.

Average

United states: $100,000- 120,000

Australia: $90,000- 130,000