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How much does a doctor get paid?

I'm so confused because there is such a large range. So if you're lovely enough to answer, please include details about which type of doctor and private/public :) Thanks! x

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for the first few years they make very little, a rough guess is about 40 grand. But remember they are working at least 80 hours a week (so they make less than minimum wage) and they owe maybe 150,000 in student loans depending on where they went to med school.

So after an intern year and 2 or 3 years of residency they become fellows and the pay grows exponentially. Then after a fellowship they become attendings and thats when they make the big bucks, 200k a year (again an estimate depending on private/public and location).

Also. Being a doctor sucks. They spend 7 years in school, then the next 5 at the hospital all the time, so basically their 20s and early 30s are gone. They work extremely hard and are rarely appreciated.

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• Yes it is a large range, depending of experience, location, specialitiy, level etc. Here is a list of salaries from the British Medical Journal, hope this helps. Of course if you are asking from outside the UK, this won't help at all, so sorry about that.
  
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• Usually, doctors are paid with money. Some doctors are paid with chickens.
• Too much for what they do.
• I dont know, but all the doctors I know have good cars and BIG houses!!