| If people were to be honest about it, we could | | | | many other kinds of doctors who earn |
| easily see how many of us wonder how much | | | | somewhere around these ballpark figures. |
| their doctor gets paid, especially after they shell | | | | Then there are doctors who look at specific |
| out hundreds of dollars for a session with them. | | | | types of people. A doctor specializing in |
| Now, not all doctors get paid as in a salary | | | | children’s ailments, i.e. a pediatrician would earn |
| format—they take fees from their | | | | around $165,000 a year, while a gynecologist |
| clients—but still the meaning is the same. When | | | | could earn around $175,000. This is also the usual |
| doctors work with bigger organizations, they do | | | | salary of a doctor who deals with geriatric |
| get their salaries, while those in private practice | | | | problems. Rheumatologists also fall in the same |
| seek fees. Whatever be the case, we know that | | | | line. |
| the figure is stupendous. So, what does a normal | | | | Some specialized doctors make better incomes |
| doctor’s salary or, rather, doctor’s | | | | than these. A pulmonary specialist, i.e. a doctor |
| income look like? | | | | who deals with lung and respiratory problems |
| The typical doctor’s earnings depend on the | | | | earns around $220,000. |
| kind of specialization they are in. If the doctor | | | | However, these doctor’s salaries are mostly |
| deals with a more sophisticated part of the body | | | | indicative figure and not specific. There are many |
| or bodily system, then they make more money. | | | | factors that can influence a doctor’s salary. |
| But, even a general physician, which most people | | | | The time that a doctor puts in working is an |
| consider is the easiest of all doctor professions, | | | | important factor. The figures mentioned here |
| makes a significant amount of money. | | | | assume that the doctor works for 80 hours a |
| The general physician, who is usually called as a | | | | week. For a doctor who is into private practice, |
| family doctor, may earn in the vicinity of | | | | the number of hours put in won’t really |
| $150,000 a year. On the distaff side, there’s | | | | matter. What becomes more important there is |
| the doctor who deals with something more | | | | the number of patients that the doctor is able to |
| sophisticated—the cancer specialist, also known | | | | attend to in a day. |
| as oncologist. Understandably, the oncologist | | | | The doctor’s qualification and experience are |
| makes a huge income, which is around $270,000 | | | | also of significance. If the doctor has better |
| a year. You could consider that these are the | | | | qualifications and has been working for a long |
| lowest and highest doctor’s salaries. All other | | | | number of years, people trust them more and |
| doctors make somewhere within this range. | | | | they can also demand better payment from their |
| Doctors who dispense internal medicine earn | | | | patients. In some cases, the methods that the |
| somewhat higher than the family doctor, around | | | | doctor uses also influence their salary. For |
| $160,000. An endocrinologist, who looks into | | | | instance, an eye doctor who uses traditional |
| hormonal problems, earns a little higher than this | | | | methods of eye surgery will make lesser money |
| too, around $170,000. Next in line is a neurologist | | | | than a doctor who uses new laser techniques for |
| who earns about $200,000. However, there are | | | | painless treatment. |