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0 pointsuser59944616y ago0 comments

Actually, not at all. It's just a myth from naive tech workers.

Googlers might get 200k but doctors routinely break 400k. Doctors are quite ahead even when you factor in 100k in RSU (which not everybody gets and past stock performance is not an indicator of future performance).

Noting it's H1B data so 10-20% below local salaries. Plus doctors can work anywhere in the country, not just in the city where there is google and facebook.

Google https://h1bdata.info/index.php?year=2019&em=GOOGLE+LLC

Versus some iowa and maine healthcare company https://h1bdata.info/index.php?year=2019&em=EASTERN+MAINE+ME... https://h1bdata.info/index.php?year=2019&em=IOWA+PHYSICIANS+...

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refurb6y ago

All the high paying doctors are usually specialists in some hard to break into specialty. Your average family doctor is probably making somewhere in the $200k while they bust their asses paying of $300k in student loans.

If you can land a FAANG job, your total comp (after education costs) will outstrip all but the highest paid physicians.

anonymoushn6y ago

200k is around entry level all-in comp at Google. RSUs are not in h1b data.