GPs earn less
July 23, 2010
AUSTRALIAN General
Practitioners earn about 32% less
than specialist doctors, according
to a survey released this week by
Monash University and the
Melbourne Institute.
More than 5000 doctors from
across Australia took part in the
survey - about half of them GPs -
with the results concluding that GPs
on average earned about $175,000
compared with $316,000 for
specialists.
The intriguing study also found
that female GPs earned about 25%
less than their male counterparts.
For both GPs and specialists,
earnings were higher for those who
were self-employed, who do after
hours or on-call work, and who work
in areas with a high cost of living.
GPs were the lowest paid doctors,
with diagnostic radiologists having
incomes twice as big.
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