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Member 297659 · 05-01-2012, 10:40 AM

I hear this kind of stuff somewhat frequently, but it prompts me to ask this question: If those salary figures you provide are correct, then why does BLS report MEDIAN pod salary at 120k and the "Today's Podiatrist" report that over ~60% make more than 120k and that average pod NET INCOME is 190k in 2008?

Also, I have shadowed four pods, and one drives a BMW, the other a brand new $50k Volvo, another drives a Lexus, and the other one drives a Toyota Camry (he graduated in 2005 or 2006 I believe).

Perhaps the number you show is after taxes, and after deductions. If a lot of pods own their own practice they can have some very "creative" accounting that makes their income look a LOT less than it actually is....

05-01-2012, 10:40 AM	#2
Member 297659 Osteopathic Foot Dentist Status: Pre-Podiatry Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: City of Five Smells Posts: 2,574	I hear this kind of stuff somewhat frequently, but it prompts me to ask this question: If those salary figures you provide are correct, then why does BLS report MEDIAN pod salary at 120k and the "Today's Podiatrist" report that over ~60% make more than 120k and that average pod NET INCOME is 190k in 2008? Also, I have shadowed four pods, and one drives a BMW, the other a brand new $50k Volvo, another drives a Lexus, and the other one drives a Toyota Camry (he graduated in 2005 or 2006 I believe). Perhaps the number you show is after taxes, and after deductions. If a lot of pods own their own practice they can have some very "creative" accounting that makes their income look a LOT less than it actually is....