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Subject : Re: Actual Audiologists Salary and Income posted by audiTT on Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:53 pm |
| I know a lot of audiologists and no audiologist I know makes $150k. I'll be completely honest here, I make $65K a year, and I work in the bay area of California. I just read an article in the paper today that said the average family needs to make $77K to be able to afford the basic needs of life in this area. Luckily, my husband makes a good salary so we're able to afford to live here. Ironically, he makes a better salary with only a high school diploma than I do with my masters degree. Go figure. In case anyone is wondering, I work full time as a dispensing audiologist in a hospital setting, and I do not make commission on sales. My first year out of grad school, I make $27K. I had to get two other jobs to make ends meet. It took me three years to break the $40K mark and I've slowly worked up from there. I take pride in my work, and I like what I do, but I know darn well I could make a lot more money in another field. The vast, vast majority of audiologists do not make the salaries that people think they do. Again, if it weren't for my husband's salaries, I'd barely be scraping by. I do feel for my patients who cannot afford the high prices of hearing aids, but when people perpetuate the lie that the prices are high because of the audiologists, it really makes me frustrated. I work damn hard for my salary, and I deserve it. The people that make the salaries posted in the original post are definately the small minority. They're probably the big names in the field, the ones who get a lot of extra compensation for research, seminars, or speaking engagements. They're not the ones out there every day dealing with the frustrations of trying to fit less than perfect hearing aids to a very demanding population. Give us a break. We're on your side. We're trying to help you, we're not out to get you. |
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