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<p>That is still a very high income by US standards ($180,000 per year is top 2% of individual income and top 6% of household income in the US), but that comes only after a long delayed entry into the work force (4 years college + 4 years medical school + 3 to 6 years residency = 11 to 14 years from starting college) and the accumulation of huge amounts of medical school debt (4 years of medical school tuition, fees, and insurance (not including living expenses which can tack on another $80,000 or so over 4 years) can range from about $50,000 (Puerto Rico resident at UPR) to $330,000 (non-South-Carolina-resident at USC) with probably $220,000 being typical; see [url=<a href=“https://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/select.cfm?year_of_study=2014]here[/url”>https://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/select.cfm?year_of_study=2014]here[/url</a>]; residency is paid, but not enough to do much to pay down medical school debt).</p>
<p>Assuming $300,000 in medical school debt after completing residency and a $180,000 per year income (about $130,000 to $140,000 after paying income and payroll taxes), it is theoretically possible to pay off the debt in a small number of years. But that requires continuing to live cheaply like a college or medical school student, and not have either startup costs of your own practice or events in your personal life like marriage, kids, tuition for SO/spouse education, etc…</p>