Not after paying for (or having to pay back the student loans) 4 years of college and then 4 years of medical school. Then there is the average of 3 years working in a hospital before you are trained. For some specialities, doctors have to work in a hospital for up to 8 years before they are considered trained. Some of those positions will eventually equate to a higher salary, but for the majority 8-9 years of schooling and student loans doesn't make 135,000/yr look very good. Don't forget the very expensive insurance that a doctor has to pay for as well.



>Depends on the pov. To me, a average salary of 135,000/yr is a very good income. If the spouse is working too, it make a very confortable familly income.
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>>The average salary for a family physician is 135,000/yr. That means that many make less as well as there are some who make more. For the investment in the education and training required, that's not very much.