Here are 25 statistics on physician net worth by age from the Medscape Physician Debt and Net Worth Report.
Under 28
1. More than 90 percent have a net worth under $500,000.
2. Around 5 percent have a net worth of $500,000 to $999,999.
3. Less than 5 percent have a net worth over $1 million.
Age 28 to 34
4. More than 85 percent have net worth under $500,000.
5. Nearly 10 percent have net worth $500,000 to $999,999.
6. Almost 5 percent have a net worth $1 million or more.
Age 35 to 39
7. About 65 percent have a net worth under $500,000.
8. More than 20 percent have a net worth $500,000 to $999,999.
10. Around 20 percent have a net worth $1 million to $1.9 million.
11. More than 1 percent reported $2 million to $5 million net worth.
Age 40 to 44
12. Around 45 percent have a net worth under $500,000.
13. More than 35 percent have a net worth of $500,000 to $999,999.
14. Almost 20 percent have a net worth $1 million to $1.9 million.
15. More than 5 percent have a net worth of $2 million to $5 million.
Age 50 to 54
16. There are 30 percent who have a net worth under $500,000.
17. Around 26 percent have a net worth $500,000 to $999,999.
18. Almost 30 percent have a $1 million to $1.9 million net worth.
19. Almost 15 percent have $2 million to $5 million net worth.
20. Around 5 percent have a net worth more than $5 million.
Age 55 to 59
21. Just over 20 per cent have net worth under $500,000.
22. Just under 20 percent also have a net worth of $500,000 to $999,999.
23. Almost 30 percent have $1 million to $1.9 million net worth.
24. Around 28 percent have a net worth $2 million to $5 million.
25. Almost 10 percent have a net worth more than $5 million.
Through age 70, the number of surgeons with a net worth $2 million to $5 million steadily increases to just over 45 percent. The number of surgeons with a net worth more than $5 million at age 70 or older hits more than 15 percent.