Odd, you must have replied concurrently with my deleting my post. If I ever delete something here on HN, I always double-check first to make sure that it hasn't received replies first to avoid this situation. It's only by casually re-reading this thread a day later that I amusingly discovered by deleted post had received a reply. =]

> most make way more than $300k after only a handful of years of experience.

I was referring to family physicians. They do not make this sort of money on average, especially not just out of residency. There are numerous serious physician compensation reports that will confirm this.