Originally Posted by Wren
I know a lot of doctors who are not making a ton of money. The only ones securing wealth are surgeons, one a lung transplant guy that seems to have a lot of wealthy clients around the globe.

I'm only talking about $200,000 to $300,000 per year, standard-issue dermatology/ophthalmology/endocrinology/anesthesiologist (my immediate neighbors).

I derive this information from personal knowledge, meaning looking at legal documents.

You are talking about something else, well beyond even radiation oncology ($500,000), which is well into the top 1%.

Median *household* income in the U.S. is estimated at $51,371.

And apparently, most jobs pay under $20 per hour:

http://money.cnn.com/interactive/economy/us-jobs-wages/?iid=HP_LN