It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead

Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by derektank on Monday October 06, 2025 @08:48PM (#45498120)

It's no longer a guaranteed path to being rich, for the record. Since the 1990s, the average income of physicians has grown at less than the rate of inflation (Median physician compensation was ~$140k in 2000 and is ~$240k today). It's gone from being maybe a top 2% income to being a top 10% income.

Not to say it's not still remunerative, or anyone is going to go poor choosing to become a doctor, but there are other paths to a good wage that don't require 8 years of schooling or nearly as much student debt.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by LPisGood on Monday October 06, 2025 @09:52PM (#45498587)

240k as an individual is a lot higher than top 10% of American incomes.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by derektank on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:11PM (#45498706)

It's around the 5th percentile but obviously half of physicians make less than that

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by framerjohn on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:25PM (#45498784)

Inflation has jacked up salaries and rates. There’s a big disparity now depending on whether salaries have been adjusted.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by AuryGlenz on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @02:20AM (#45499907)

Name another "standard" profession that makes a median of 240k per year.

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Re:It's Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was ... by derektank on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @10:55AM (#45503864)

Airline pilots make about $230K

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