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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread needs to go on. The practice of not discussing and revealing salary information only benefits corporations and hospitals. This needs to serve as a guide for all job seekers, young and old.
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Saw these on Glassdoor - this is the first time I see DC area salary lower than national average.

National Avg     DC area
Physicians        $175,929          $161,775
Surgeons         $273,922          $221,039

Dentists:         $132,125          $123,940
Orthodontists   $243,120[/quote]
These seem low. The surgeons I know in this area all started out at well over 300k[/quote]

I believe these salaries are self reported. For surgeons, 5 physicians reported so it is the average of 5 surgeons, most likely right out of fellowship. I just can't see DH or any of his colleagues going on a website like glassdoor to self report their salary.[/quote]

Glassdoor skews low. lSome websites require you to enter a salary to get salary information for your area/job.  It's designed to collect data.  It makes the data skew towards young people who are looking for information to evaluate offers.  Workers with more experience don't need that information because they already know what the market looks like. [/quote]

Physician salaries are typically paid by insurance and don’t change much depending on experience.  Salaries are also higher in less populated areas because the market isn’t as saturated (docs work more hours), and there are government perks through Medicare and Medicaid  to get people out there.  So salaries are going to skew lower in DC, Boston, NYC, and other cities than other areas of the country.  [/quote]

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