Doctors' pay
 

If you haven't noticed, doctors rank very well in the top 100 jobs mentioned previously. Specialised surgeons ("specialist" doctors who perform surgeries) ranked number 1 with a 75th-percentile income of $22,821, while GPs came in 4th with $14,653.

These are only the 75th-percentile salaries. We can only speculate that at higher percentiles, doctors make much more.

Recall that Manpower Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen once said "You're getting a bargain for the ministers you get... I worked half as much and earn(ed) five times more when I was in the private sector." (Channelnewsasia, 9 September 2003)

Dr Ng was a consultant surgeon in private practice before he joined politics.

Even "part-time" general practitioners make a very comfortable living.

Locums are doctors who substitute temporarily for other doctors (see Wordnet definition). They are those whom you see when your family physician goes on a holiday.

The market rate for locums' pay is $60 to $70 an hour. And it is not uncommon for a locum to get up to $700 per day.

But you ask: Do they get stand-in jobs all the time? The answer is yes. Lots of full-time doctors in private clinics and hospitals frequently need locums to cover them.

By the way, doctors are one of the most respected professions in Singapore. They deserve to be paid well.

http://www.salary.sg/2007/doctors-pay/

790
 

what does 75th percentile income mean??

806
 

neuro, it means your pay is higher than 75% of the surveyed population.

1000
 

I'd like to ask...Do polytechnic graduates have a higher chance of becoming a specialist if the carry on to uni?

1003
 

lin, I'm not sure if poly grads can get into NUS med. But let's assume some of them can. Do they have a higher chance? I'd say no. What they have is a fair chance like everybody else.

1004
 

Um...Are there other options for fresh poly biomed graduates?i.e.med sch overseas...if there is can you give examples of med school that accepts poly grads

1123
 

hi there..can you please tell me how much is salary of Medical registrar in singapore hospitals??thanks

1126
 

shah, I'm not sure about that. Maybe $8k basic?

1195
 

What is the estimated monthly salary for a average JC teacher and a uni lecturer?

1603
 

dr ng is obviously spouting nonsense, 5 times the pay? so doctors earn millions a year?

2349
 

Shah, registrars get pretty crap pay. NHG quoted me something like $8,000 for an associate consultant. Apparently though the pay rises quite rapidly when you become a consultant then senior consultant, although I suppose by then you can go to the dark side and do private practice.

Admin, in your post, you mention that GPs get $14,000. The table actually says "General Physician" which has a different implication to "General Practitioner" to people in the medical field. Can you clarify which it actually is? I'm wondering if I should bother coming back to Singapore to work.

2403
 

good day.can anyone enlighten me on how much a Medical Officer can expect to get for basic salary and after allowance?

2415
 

MO starting pay fresh after housemanship is around 3500, when i first started. each yearly pay raise dependent on performance, maybe 100 to 300.

2508
 

hey.. can anyone tell me the basic salary for medical technologist in singapore, with just a diploma?

3563
 

you said (it is not uncommon for a locum to get up to $700 per day.)

sorry dude ,, only 4 locums per months are allowed

hahahah

3604
 

A specialist doctor getting 5000 SGD a month is good, medium or bad pay?

3610
 

Frankly I think $60k p.a. is bad pay, at least for the level of skill (not to mention the risk too) expected from doctors. It doesn't make sense to me that you can hire 5 specialists for the price of 1 investment banker, when doctors are supposed to save lives (and IB'ers only make ours more miserable). Seriously, the world is screwed up.

3618
 

Thanks anonymous. How much does a medical suprintendent or director of a hospital get in govt / pvt hospital or healthcare facility? what is the tax rate at $60 K pa?

3619
 

1. What is the average salary for a doctor with a diploma in hospital management in a hospital/healthcare facility in Singapore?

2. Are there any openings for Aviation Medical Examiner? If so, what salary range can be expected?

3835
 

I am a specialist Psychiatrists from UK. I have also completed Higher specialist training here in UK. My current salary in terms of pounds is somehwere around -ú70K per annum ( Take home -ú4000 a month). I was about to apply for a Consultant Job In singapore and there were asking me how much salary do I expect. Can somebody guide me please

3836
 

pali pls contact me at [email protected] to discuss in details.

4047
 

Hi, for a qualified Gynae, having completed specialisation and 4 years of post specialisation experience in Philippines, what is the average pay expected ? I am trying find a job for my Fiance' here.

4126
 

I am a general physician(doctor) with english degree is interested to work as registrar in medicine . with 20 years experiance. what will the salary I get. living expence. accomodation cost ect?

4630
 

Can you please tell me how much a Consultant Physician would expect to be paid at NUS (before tax). Does it make a difference if one has a PhD? Many thanks!

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MO earn $3500-5000
Reg $5000-7000
Associate Consultant $7000-9000
Consultatant $9000 up

So it depends on how many years experience you have.
Generally doctors are very well paid in Singapore and so do consider the move to Singapore.
We also have one of the lowest personal income tax rates in the world.

4633
 

Dear Medical Administrator,

thanks for the reply.

I was just wondering what is the expected salary scale, for a OB-GYNEA ? And what is the current demand for such specialist ?

I am trying to ease my fiance's transition here.

Thanks a lot, and appreciate your earlier posting as well.

Cheers

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Demand not very great for ob-gyn but she can apply thru mohh, singhealth or nhg.

http://www.physician.mohh.com.sg/med...and_consultant

4636
 

Thanks a lot, MA.

I will follow up on that, I was looking at the Virgen Milagrosa University of Philippines, and it seems not in the list. Similarly, there are no listed universities of Philippines in the List.

I will anyway, expedite directly and see.

Greatly Appreciate your assistance and advice.

Thanks, and Cheers

4791
 

dear all
can i find out what is expected salary for Orthopaedics registrar / assoc con / consultant in the restructured hospitals?
does it depend more on the operations performed?
thanks for all the help

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Orthopedics pay a lot of money.
Reg get 6k+
A/c 8k+
Consultant 10k+

For A/C and Con, the more surgery u do, the more u get paid. That's why long waiting list to specialise in Orthopedics.

4814
 

@civil servant: thanks alot for the info. was initially under the impression that majority of their pay is based on surgeries. cheers!

4822
 

Sir,
I was wondering how much experience do u require before working as Consultant in Anaesthesia? I have 6 years experience in Anaesthesia out of which 4 years is in Ireland in top hospitals

Thanks,
Praveen

4833
 

For an applicant who wishes to practise as a specialist in Singapore, he must first obtain specialist accreditation from the Specialists Accreditation Board (SAB). The application form for specialist accreditation may be downloaded from the website: http://www.hpp.moh.gov.sg/SAB/SAB_Home.html.

Upon obtaining a Specialist Accreditation certificate from the SAB, the doctor is required to register his name in the Register of Specialists with the Singapore Medical Council before he is allowed to practise as a specialist in his field of specialty. The application form for specialist registration may be downloaded from the website under 'Download Forms'. A one-time fee of SGD$500 is applicable for specialist registration.

Doctors applying for specialist registration must register at least 1 registrable postgraduate qualification into the Register for Medical Practitioners. Please refer to FAQs on Medical Registration for details on the procedure for application for registration of registrable post-graduate qualifications.

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what will be the pay scale for an mbbs doctor with 7yrs exp in singapore general hospital adn will i get a housing allowance

4849
 

Well MO can get 3.5k to 6k so if u no post grad qualification, then should be around there.
http://www.physician.mohh.com.sg/career.html

Are we missing out something here?

We are only focusing on the $ part of the job. From what I understand, doctors typically endured a long tedious practical training phase (during which they have no life & suffers miserable pay) before they are eligible to be a GP. A GP typically earns quite like a typical professional salary. A GP inspired to be a specialist has to take up further studies (typical > 3 years, & more practical training), at their own time & expense...

Yes, a doctor earns a lot... thing is: is that the life you want to live? Or should I put it this way: Is it your passion?

Just to add on to what bjhchong has mentioned. End of the day, being a doctor is just like being any other professional. You toil like a dog for a few thousand dollars. In terms of pay/work ratio, you will be much better off being say an auditor. My friends in accounting/finance are all earning more money than my doctor friends.

If we were to talk about GPs running their own clinics. It's just like setting up any other business. Of course, the chances of success is somewhat higher given that people will always need medical care and the formula seems easy. But I have heard of clinics losing money before simply cos there are too many competitors nearby etc.

As a pharmacist by training, there are times when I wondered if I should have studied medicine and became a doctor instead. (and yes, people ask me the same question very often) Everytime I look at my doctor friends slogging their lives away, I am glad I didn't sign up for medicine.

Not quite. Doctors are well respected and enjoy a comparatively higher perceived social status than other professions. Doctors save lives or at least give a better quality of life to patients. They get respectable salaries too.

As for slogging part, it's debatable. I know of friends in IT who frequently have to work feverishly in cold data centres for long hours, sometimes overnight, especially when there's a project roll out or major bug fix. And they don't get paid a lot.

I mean the same in the context of clocking your hours and getting a pay at the end of the month. Intangibles like social status are very hard to measure. Besides, not every doctor is the ethical healthcare professional you expect he/she to be.

Yes. It's debatable. How much should we pay for someone to save your life? To endure the mental stress knowing he/she might kill you if he/she makes a mistake?

specialist doctor
 

Specialist doctors earn A LOT. Just in today's Business Times (weekend edition), the house of Dr CC Lau is featured. The Ear Nose Throat specialist's house at Holland Road is scarily HUGE, with a saltwater swimming pool to boot. You should see the pictures of its facade.

I heard oncologists, heart surgeons and paediatricians in private practice, among others, are also just as wealthy, if not wealthier.

That's why I say to smart kids - go be a doctor if you have the inclination, but aim high. Aim to be a specialist and plan to go into private practice.

As an aside, I find something that tickled me in the article:

Call me sarcastic or rich-envy or whatever, but I always think: wouldn't it be better if these rich people stop being such pretentious hypocrites. We all know THEY are the energy guzzlers. One less bungalow and one less lambo would probably provide for hot water showers and air-conditioning in an entire HDB block.

Ok, I'm exaggerating, but Lau reminds me of Al Gore, who is the other funnyman who produced a save-the-earth docu-movie but privately owns a gigantic energy-sapping mansion that consumes 20 times more electricity than the average American. See Al Gore, Hypocrite? (read beyond the urban legend part)