Question - does malpractice insurance come out before or after those quoted salaries?
Here's a nice link from 3 years ago:
http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/u.../4102168-1.html
$300,000 PER YEAR in malpractice premiums. Think about that.
How much are medical student loans these days? $125,000? What kind of salary do you think the some of the smartest people in this country need to have in order to take on the debt, the insurance premiums, and the 12 years of school...
So, if a doctor makes $450k, and writes a check for $300k and then tries to pay off $125k in loans... that doesn't leave to much now does it?