Young doctor stuns after revealing shocking pay figure
Australians are shocked at how little a doctor is paid despite working long shifts in a hospital.
The Melbourne-based emergency room doctor said Go forward she currently earns $40 an hour.
“I earn just enough to support myself,” she said in a TikTok.
The doctor revealed that she had spent seven years at university and that her salary “increased as you become more experienced.”
Social media users were still surprised at how low her pay is now.
‘System is BROKEN. Pay our medical professionals more,” one wrote.
Another wrote that their mother is paid $43 an hour to remove graffiti from train stations.
Another spoke for many, writing, “I thought (doctors) would bring in a lot more.”
Online commentators are shocked at how little a doctor (pictured) is paid at an Australian hospital
The doctor did not say how long she has been in her position, but she is most likely in her first year after graduating from college.
According to the Queensland Health Department, a doctor is paid $45.46 per hour in the second year after graduating from university.
That can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, depending on the area of medicine a doctor practices, but that comes at a very high cost for all the years spent in college.
The annual cost of studying medicine in Australia ranges from $10,000 to $40,000 per year for a domestic student, depending on where one studies and whether it is an undergraduate degree or a postgraduate specialization.
International students can pay up to $80,000 per year to study medicine in Australia.
One major advantage that a medical degree has over other qualifications is its employment prospects.
“I earn just enough to support myself,” she said, after spending seven years at university to get where she is now
“It’s almost guaranteed” you’ll get a job as soon as you qualify, the Melbourne doctor said.
But she warned that people should only study medicine if you really enjoy it. Don’t get into medicine just because you want to chase money.”
She said working in the emergency room means working 40 hours a week shifts in the early mornings, late evenings and on weekends.
“It’s taking a toll on my social life because you don’t really get the weekends off,” the doctor said.
Although she doesn’t earn a huge salary now, she can look forward to earning more in the future, especially if she specializes.
The The highest paid medical fields in Australia include neurosurgeons, who earn between $300,000 and $800,000 per year, cardiothoracic surgeons – $300,000 to $700,000, orthopedic surgeons – $250,000 to $650,000, and plastic and reconstructive surgeons $200,000 to $600,000.
The young doctor’s starting salary is noticeably lower compared to some traditions where controllers earn more than $100,000 per year.
