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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by Ididntdothis on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @01:13PM (#20346326)
"It varies heavily by region and specialty, but the average (not top - average) physician in a city like New York or San Francisco actually has a lower take-home pay than a mid-level FAANG engineer in either city. "

That's a pretty high bar though.

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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for Third Year in a Row (2018) by chimeracoder on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @01:21PM (#20346389)
> That's a pretty high bar though.

Depends on what your reference point is. I think most people on HN would be surprised to learn that their doctor likely makes less take-home pay than the second-lowest level of engineer - L4, "SWE III" - at Google.

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