The last data I saw for veterinarians was $40K per year and nurses $30K per year. Pharmacists average $100K per year. This was just back in November at a business seminar that included a talk about professional salaries and education.
Depends on how you look at it. "Making" money and "netting" are two entirely different things. I'll bet those docs you "know" would love to be as well-paid as you think they are--but it's all part of the resentment legend. It's like when someone is complaining about a "doctor's bill" and when you look at it, 90% is a hospitalization infrastructure bill. But if you think that the numbers you quote are nets, I guess you did choose the wrong school. However, you'll like your patients more and have to spend less time with lawyers.
I know an oncologist who is in her mid 40s and makes over $400k per year. She also gets 12 weeks of paid vacation per year.
Are you sure about this? I am a pharmacist's daughter and sister-in-law. It sounds awfully high to me, but perhaps I am out of date.
I think your numbers are high for family docs and pediatrics - some where around $100K right out of residency in some areas, with 4 weeks vacation and some other perks. Medical Economics carries the average salaries each year. I never made the "average," but I had other priorities and was self-financed for 11 years, not employed. And now, working for someone else, I'm only part time. (Heh,heh!)
ME's articles on
Office staff
http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=108929
Physician's earnings (FP's median total compensation $150K)
http://www.memag.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=123419