Employment Opportunities
Many physicians are self-employed, although an increasing number have salaried positions with health care organizations and institutional positions in areas such as military services, public health services, medical schools, academia and industry.
Salaries of first-, second- and third-year MCG residents as of July 1, 2007:
| First year | $42,773.84 |
| Second year | $43,864.61 |
| Third year | $45,107.82 |
| Fourth Year | $47,107.05 |
| Fifth Year | $48,923.97 |
| Sixth Year | $51,143.62 |
| Seventh Year | $52,231.30 |
The average income of practicing physicians who have completed a residency program is around $150,000. For physicians employed by institutions such as academia, salaries are somewhat lower.
