Average Amount of Money Made By A Family Doctor in 2005-2006?

Question

I can't seem to find any up to date answers about what the average amount of money made by a family doctor is. If you know the answer please post your source along with it.
Thanks

Answer 1

The average salary offer made to family physicians in 2004 grew from $144,000 to 146,000.(1)
Salaries for family physicians ranged from $125,000 to $200,000 in 2004-05, with an average salary of $150,000, according to the report. (2)
The 2006 average range I suggest would not have big difference compared to the previous year.

Answer 2

A good Doctor has following points.. *His social or communication skills with the patients which constitutes both verbal and non-verbal (body language) communication...As our profession is a Community Service. *He should be a role model (a doctor who tells his/her patients to quit smoking should not be seen smoking outside the hospital 5 minutes after the patient leaves.. where's the intergrity in this right?) *He should be able to communicate in a way the patient understands (not going off on the properties of amino acids... etc. etc) as this may come out as arrogance *He, IDEALLY should follow up on his patients ... give them phone calls to see how they're doing *The doctor should be WILLING TO TEACH!!... this goes along very well with preventive health care. The doctor should give the patients the fishing rods, rather than the fish. If a doctor knows how to teach his/her patient what to do and what not to do, the doctor will be able to help the patient change his lifestyle for the better so that the patient doesn't have to keep coming back. *>And last but not the least he must be INTELLIGENT, UPDATED, And Most Of all ETHICAL. Dr Suraj A K

Answer 3

That number maybe skewered by the average in that region or type of medicine and experience in that related field.

Well dear our monthly student loans are $1700, our office is $2175, and our house hold expenses are over $4000, so you can do the math on that...and see why we are always broke!

He works 50-65 hours a week-no joke. I work 30 hours and take care of the child/family needs. That's the plan for the next two years, so we can break even. We have six years of student loans, do the math there and see how much med school was.

Well good luck! We are poor and practicing medicine. Education is not cheap and the cost of business is not either.
Its a dedication and passion, the "real" money will come in about six to eight years in the practice. Be wise and " money liquid" you may move twice in that time frame.

I highly recommend -you junior associate with an established person in a high traffice office. Learn the ropes and pit falls in somewhere's insurance {ha ha}.


Live very "frugal" pay off everything and dig IN on those student loans to pay them off. That mistake almost cost us our house.

You will be the target of lots of credit cards, but decline it- keep the one and pay it off monthly. Trust me. Look at Dave Ramsy's Finance plan. IT is very basic and it works.

Talk to other associates if they are honest, that's a leased BMW or Mercedes and they are all "flair" and the finances are all on credit.

You only need two pairs of florshiems shoes and 4 pairs of Brooks brothers slacks, the shirt is always covered by the labcoat, so trim the fashion fat. Buy high quality scrubs and put your name on it, alter the scrubs to fit you and buy two pairs of atheltic shoes. Alternate the outfits daily for extended use.

Keep your reciepts since all of these are technically uniforms, its a tax write off and HONEY- your gonna need them.

Answer 4

90-150, and thats after all the loans are paid off.