Young doctor stunned after revealing shocking salary amount

Australians have been shocked at how little a doctor is paid despite working long shifts at a hospital.

The Melbourne emergency department doctor told Getahead she currently earns $40 an hour.

“I make just enough to support myself,” she said in a TikTok.

The doctor revealed that she spent seven years at university and that her salary “increases as you gain more experience”.

Social media users were still surprised by how low his salary is now.

‘The system is messed up. Pay our medical professionals more,” one person wrote.

Another wrote that his mother earns $43 an hour to remove graffiti from train stations.

Another spoke for many when he wrote: ‘I thought (doctors) made a lot more.’

Online commentators were shocked by how little a doctor (pictured) is paid at an Australian hospital

The doctor did not say how long she has been working, but she is probably in her first year after completing her studies.

According to the Queensland Department of Health, a resident doctor in their second year after finishing university is paid $45.46 per hour.

This can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year depending on the area of ​​medicine a doctor may practice, but it comes after very high fees for all the years spent at university.

The annual cost of studying medicine in Australia ranges from $10,000 to $40,000 per year for a domestic student, depending on where the person studies and whether it is an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.

International students can pay up to $80,000 per year to study medicine in Australia.

One big advantage that a medical degree has over other qualifications, however, is the job prospects.

‘I earned just enough to support myself,’ she said, after spending seven years at university to get where she is

“It’s almost guaranteed” you’ll get a job as soon as you qualify, the Melbourne doctor said.

But she warned that people should pursue a career in medicine “only if they really enjoy it”. Don’t start medicine just because you want to chase money.

She said working in the emergency room means spending 40 hours a week doing early morning, late night and weekend shifts.

“It’s hurting my social life because you don’t really get weekends off,” the doctor said.

Although she doesn’t earn a huge salary now, she can expect to earn more in the future, especially if she specializes.

THE The highest paying areas of medicine in Australia include nEurosurgeons, who earn $300,000 to $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 traffic controllers earn more than $100,000 a year.