Hm, some people seem upset that a few of us put down "No". I don't see why. I'm not saying we won't be deservedly compensated. Of course we will, and gladly so. I expect to live comfortably. However, the poll asks about "wealth" specifically and as a few others stated, wealth is in the eye of the beholder.
For me: A wealthy person is someone who does not need to worry about money EVER. They can spend however much they want, whenever they want, on whatever they want without reserve. Hollywood actors are wealthy. Professional team sports players are wealthy.
Even when I downplay it for myself, for me to consider someone wealthy, they need to at least be a millionaire. As suggested above, one CAN become a millionaire on a doctor's paycheck if they are smart with their investments. HE will be wealthy if all goes right. I'm not so savvy on such things (though I'd certainly welcome a compatible woman who is into my life; we're just talking about ourselves though).
I expect to to make anywhere between $100k and $200k depending on my final specialty decision. I'll be someone who can afford to support himself and his family (assuming I make one eventually), can go on a nice vacation every now and then, can put his kids through college (maybe niece/nephew/cousins if I never have my own), maintain a decent savings, etc. I do still expect a need to budget carefully, as do most of you I'm sure.
Just for a frame of reference I guess, I grew up in the suburbs of New York. My dad was an NYPD cop and my mother was a nursing assistant in a high school health office. We were at the lower end of (but still within) what I'd call comfortable. I expect to be at the higher end of comfortable. I'll be quite satisfied with that.
The reason for my definition of wealth is pretty simple. Some people make absurdly huge amounts of money by the day, let alone yearly. With such gaps between $100-200k per year people and $1 million+ per day people, I think I'd run out of adjectives to describe them. As such, I reserve the term for people with at least $1 million at any given time (total spendable amount at one time, not per year or anything). It's not the end all, be all definition, just my complete and probably longwinded POV.
Edit/addition: I realize a person who just barely has over a million bucks can't spend it all willy nilly like a hollywood or sports superstar can. In the process of writing this I think I downgraded my standard for wealth to what I suggest in the concluding paragraph....ya know, in case that wasn't clear.
