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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 your research finds the cure for cancer.

The average specialist salary is around 180-250k which is still low.
There is no question that medical doctors are some of the highest paid specialists in America. A doctor's income can range from 80, 000 dollars a year to 3, 000, 000 dollars a year. Three factors that contribute to this difference in yearly income are a doctor's specialty, affiliation, and ownership in a private practice medical group. For example, a Gastroenterologist who is employed by a hospital, or a large medical corporation, will usually make less than a Gastroenterologist who shares ownership in an 8 to 20 man private practice medical group. This differentiation in yearly income also applies for Cardiologists, Neurologists, OBGYNs, Radiologists, Anesthesiologists, Urologists, Oncologists, and Pediatrists. These specialists are capable of making up to 600, 000 dollars a year if they share ownership in a private practice medical group. This number can be cut in half if these specialists are employed by a hospital, or a large medical corporation. Now, Internists, Family Practitioners, and Pediatricians are among the lowest paid doctors in America. This is because their level of expertise does not include costly medical procedures. Their average work day mainly consists of basic examinations, prescribing medications, and referring patients to specialists, which does not generate a large amount of income. On the other hand, Orthopedic Surgeons, Plastic Surgeons, Neurosurgeons, Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Cardiovascular Surgeons, and Pediatric Surgeons, are among the highest paid doctors in America. These specialists are capable of making 800, 000 dollars a year to 3, 000, 000 dollars a year regardless of being in a private practice medical group, or being an employee of a hospital. This is because the cost of surgery is extremely high, and these specialists generate a large amount of income for a hospital; therefore, their yearly income is extremely high. Now, certain medical specialists who share ownership in a private practice medical group are capable of making up to 1, 000, 000 dollars a year. These specialists include Dermatologists, Ophthalmologists, and Orthodontists. This is because their level of expertise includes cosmetic (cash up front) care, and/or highly expensive medical procedures.
Before you become a doctor, you must go to 4 years of premed school and med school. You then get your degree, but must complete a residency before you can practice outside of a hospital. Residences last from 1 to 9 years, depending on your specialty.You get paid to be a resident. After you complete your residency, you become an attending. Attendings are the doctors you see in your local family clinic (mostly). Attendings get paid $60,000 to $96,000 a year.

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