Differences across specialties
| Specialty | Median income 5 years after residency training, Can$ | Residents who contribute to RRSPs, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected by residents | Calculated* | ||
| Surgery | 275 000 | 170 772 | 69 |
| Psychiatry | 175 000 | 98 890 | 77 |
| Anesthesiology | 275 000 | 177 723 | 88 |
| Family Practice | 175 000 | 97 586† | 55 |
| Pathology | 125 000 | —‡ | 50 |
| Ophthalmology | 225 000 | 231 432 | 71 |
| p value | < 0.0001 | — | 0.005 |
RRSPs = Registered Retirement Savings Plans
↵* Obtained from OHIP data for 2000–01 physician median incomes, including threshold adjustments and clawbacks, (8),10 minus overhead and gross expenses as supplied by Statistics Canada for the 1997 tax year for self-employed physicians, (9) specific to each specialty.
↵† Family Practice calculations were based on OHIP General Practice data,
↵‡ whereas Pathology was not separately listed in OHIP data.