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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I happened to come across this article:
://doctorxdentist.com/10-myths-doctors-singapore/
"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 year 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 in Singapore is not one career to get rich quick."
Is this true? based on what the author says, as of Aug 2016, Singapore has 13,000 doctors.. of which:
1) 34% work in Private & 66% work in Public
2) 35% are Specialists (earns >$6000 after 5 years, assuming on the fastest track)
3) 65% are Non-specialists (earns $4000-$5000, for as long as they do not specialize)
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bro. there are stuff they are not telling you. consultant basic pay is 10k, but there is still other components as well. i have an inside source that is reliable, saying that most consultants earn about 20k at least.
by the way, the equivalent of consultants pay in public sector is principal and LTC in
SAF. how many prinicipals are there in a school? 1. how many LTCs are there in
SAF? not many. (dont forget
SAF personnel retire at 50) VPs in banks earn a similar amount. only drs have the stability that comes with the high pay.
most of the specialists(if you can get specialist training) become consultants by default. there are a lot of 3rd world consultants for reference. if it were really that hard/competitive, there wouldnt be so many 3rd world consultants, which is generally an indicator for jobs that no one wants to do.
and going to the private sector is just a natural consequence. no one is an angel. everyone works for the money.
in conclusion, being a dr is a stable path that people respect, and is compensated well compared to engineers, teachers and most other jobs.
saying anything else is just misleading others. singaporeans are money faced. if drs were really being paid as 'well' as teachers, do you really think they would be fighting to get into
NUS medicine?