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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure why doctors get whiny and secretive when asked about their salaries.

According to this published data (FACT) even Nurses are killing it (good for them).  I have no doubt Doctors are making at least a couple of times more than this income (If not just become a Nurse).

https://www.gradreports.com/best-colleges/nursing - Undergrad - Top median salary is $110K, one year after graduation (at 23-24 years)

https://www.gradreports.com/best-graduate-schools/nursing - Grad school - Top median salary is $188K, after one year of graduation (25+ age).  These salaries are way more than MBA, MS in CS and other Master's programs.
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Ok, about those numbers.

1) The undergrad schools with graduates making over $100K are all in California.  Nurses in California are unionized and make almost twice what nurses make in other parts of the country.  Not based on cost-of-living but on the union.  I'm an RN with 10+ years experience and was offered $175K in Sacramento and $70K at Georgetown and GW--for the EXACT same job.   Nursing salaries are nuts in California and don't reflect the reality anywhere else.  The schools in the next band of salary are all near NYC.  Nurses in NYC make in the high 90s.  Mostly because well, it's NYC.  Hard to live on less than $90k so the hospitals find the money somewhere.

2) The grad schools with salaries >$100K are all nurse anesthesia schools.   Nurses anesthetists can make $150-200K.  However, the school spots are limited, the schooling is expensive itself ($150K+ for the degree) and the job market is completely saturated in areas that are desirable to live in (i.e. the East coast---plenty of jobs in rural, middle America).  Plus, many nurses don't go into nursing to be in an OR all day, watching monitors.  There's little patient interaction so while it's a great field income wise, it will only appeal to a very small fraction of nurses.

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