Doctor's Average Take Home Pay: $27.72 an Hour

A video making waves online this week is a clip from “The Vanishing Oath,” a film by Ryan Flesher, MD, that illustrates how overhead costs, malpractice insurance and other expenses slash physician’s take home pay from the national average of $146,000 a year to just $27.72 an hour ... or roughly $58,000 a year.

That's less than what many high-school teachers make.

What do you think?

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Anonymous

I am not surprised. It is a wonder that someone would want to enter primary care.

August 26, 2010 - [ 16:30:24 ]

farmgent

Most rural doc's make significantly more than the saturated city opportunities and have a significantly less cost of living and overhead, and, as far as my piece of mind, I'm much happier

November 2, 2010 - [ 10:46:49 ]

bys

If you like what you are doing, you'll be fine. If you hate your work, no amount of pay will keep you from burning out.

November 27, 2010 - [ 22:12:16 ]