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Subject : Re: Actual Audiologists Salary and Income posted by HearMe on Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:53 am |
| I can tell you that most audiolosts do NOT make $150k a year. I don't make that much and I have a damn good job, I have a doctorate and I'm not complaining about my salary. Perphaps if you have been working for a long time and are in a very successful private practice you would make that much. There are many wesbites that have much more accurate information than that. The average salary is much lower. And the other thing is, so what if audiologists are making that much money? They work hard for it. You don't go into your ENT office and complain that they are making 6 figures and audiologists go to school for almost just as long as they do. Or you don't go into your optometrists office who have an equivalent degree to audiologists and who on average make much more than audiologists and complain how much they make (or maybe you do, I don't know). With very rare expections, audiologists are not out to screw their patients. Believe me if people wanted to make a ton of money- audiology would not be the field. We are working with the best technology that is available. Yes, hearing aids are not perfect and they cost a lot....but that is what is currently available based on the state of research and technology. Yes there is a mark up on them- but tell me a product that does not have some sort of mark up on it! Just know that audiologists work hard for their salary. There is also a distinct difference between a hearing aid dispenser and an audiologist. The field has a code of ethics and most audiologists do follow that code. We are there to help everyone with hearing loss (and balance problems). Also, keep in mind all audiologists do not sell hearing aids. Salary will differ depending on work environment. Researchers make different amounts than professors than those doing intraoperative monitoring than those working for the government than those in private practice. |
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