You have to be a member to access the APMA Podiatry survey. The numbers for 2011 are hard to assess. The average is awful $79,787. That is from 108 people surveyed from 2001 to 2010 (seems a small sample over a large time period) https://www.apma.org/workingforyou/StudiesList.cfm
I don't think so. People who don't know how salaries work in the medical field will think that some of the numbers are low but it isn't always just the salary part. For example, you might see a salary of 75-90k and you think "damn, that is low!" But you forget that there are bonuses involved that can add on 30-40k at the end of the year.
Additionally, most of these lower end salaries are from private practices so you think working at a hospital or large ortho/multi-specialty group is better because their salary upfront is a lot more. However, in the private practices, your salary may be low at first but they give you the option of buying into the practice. So in 3-4 years, your salary will go up a lot.
So it's all about immediate reward vs longer term reward. Do not think that 70k base salary is just that 70k.
*removed*
*there is a lot more to the place you pick than just number*
*perform your duty, enjoy what you do, serve the patient well, and everything will fall into place*
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