General internists with an average salary of around $201,840 would see an 8.8 percent tax cut under the Senate plan. Their tax rate would drop from $46,585 under the current tax code to $42,488. At the same time, anesthesiologists would see a smaller tax cut of 4.4 percent, lowering taxes from $68,935 to $65,900 on an average salary of $269,600.
According to the report, obstetricians and gynecologists would see a similar tax cut as oral and maxillofacial surgeons — just over 6 percent — to realize around $3,742 lower taxes. The average OB/GYN can expect to pay $53,548 under the Senate tax plan, compared to $47,290 they pay now on an average salary of $234,310.
Pediatricians, who have a lower average annual salary of around $184,240, would see an 11.5 percent tax cut with payment dropping from $41,657 to $36,856 under the new plan.
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