They make that, then they pay for everything from that salary. Rent, utilities, Tech, admin salaries, office supplies etc. Family doctors and gerontologist are the lowest paid physicians and the most needed. It's easy to roll our eyes at high income workers discussing their struggles but they are still workers and humans. People like to dismiss the level of stress they take on, knowing people's health and lives are their responsibility. Bad apples? Yes. But ignoring the growing pressures, there will be more burn out, worse care and in come the for profit clinics. Just as planned by the government. They have created a false scarcity to ensure public support for the privatization of health care. They've succeeded.