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Old 25-12-2020, 01:49 PM
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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...
Sort of.

But to be honest most jobs in Singapore aren't paid that well
So doc pay are reasonable

Compared to nursing, doc pay is abt 1.8x as much
Compared to teacher, doc pay is abt 1.5x as much
Compared to pilot who forced into npl, doc pay is abt 1000x as much
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