Re: To the Doctor's Wife...just wondering
^I think it varies. My cousin just got done with his fellowship, got an amazing job at yale and is making close to 250k, all his loans (about 150,000) are paid off by the hospital along with the hundreds of other perks he has. And he's only 28, mashallah :)
I think loans are a major part of the financial struggle, almost every doctor is stuck paying atleast 100,000 unless you can strike a deal with your practice/hospital and have them pay it off for you, which most of them do. I have seen quite a few doctors in their late 20s, done with everything and living a pretty lavish life. My husband's uncle recently hired a doctor at his hospital, a guy from JHU, around 27-28 but really smart, and since he knew they wanted to hire him really bad, he was literally dictating everything and got a stellar benefit package.
Unless of course you're training 7 years in residency to be a surgeon, you will start off by making a hell lot of money but chances are, you will be in your mid-late 30s.