As a doctor in a public hospital, a Medical Officer's take home pay is approximately $4000 - $5000, and this will last for as long as you decide not to specialise. I know of friends who've been doctors for 8+ years earning this same amount.

Even if you take the fastest route to becoming a specialist, it takes a minimum of 10 years to earn $10,000:

1 year as a House Officer: $3000

3 years as a Medical Officer: $4000 - $5000 (variable depending on number of calls)

4 years as a Registrar: $6000 - $7000

2 years as an Associate Consultant: $9000

Consultant: $10,000 +

Training spots can be very competitive, so you may get stuck at each step of the way for a couple more years.

Furthermore, the majority of doctors never specialise, hence continue to earn a Medical Officer pay for as long as they stay in the public sector. Oft repeated, but being a doctor is not one career to get rich quick.

Of course, if you're a doctor in the private sector who can afford medical marketing in Singapore, that's another matter.

s://.doctorxdentist.com/10-myths-doctors-singapore/


Does this still hold true? This article was first published in 2016, and it has been quite some time, am wondering if it still applies...