How Much I Earn as a Doctor in London | How Much UK NHS Doctors Earn

[@violin.aj.23]

As a final year medical student, thank you - this is so useful! Congratulations on becoming a doctor.

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you!

[@adamgil4159]

Congrats Kenji! I'm about to start medical school and I just want to say thank you so much. My favourite content is really when you delve into your own struggles and emotions. Sometimes watching a lot of med KZbinrs it makes me feel as if they are so out of touch with my life that it makes our common goal of becoming a doctor feel distant. So thank you for taking the time to create truly wholesome and honest content. I'm sure this has helped many people who find them in similar positions of self-doubt push through.

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you so much for those kind words!! All the best 🙏🙏

[@dooseabege]

Love the honesty and transparency . Looking forward to future updates on your journey. It’s so informative as I look to pursue practice in the uk

[@adannew1831]

I'm so proud of you.Well done . It's kind of you to show us your payslip.❤

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you so much!

[@toyacain2114]

I'm in med school and this is what I make in my WFH customer service job 😭😭😭😭 I didn't know it was this bad

[@DoctorKenji]

It’s peak 🥲

[@hemikiwi817]

From little acorns oak trees grow! This is just the beginning!! Get the experience, grow your niche expertise...and then the sky is the limit!!

[@saverasavera3652]

Such an informative video. And so nice of you to show us the actual pay check and so in depth. A lot of KZbinrs would put up that thumbnail but wouldn’t share it in the video lol

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you!

[@mwarnakulasuriya]

Thank you so much for sharing and giving in such depth explanation! This really help to organize everything for future doctors

[@DoctorKenji]

You’re very welcome! :)

[@miraatari781]

Love the content. Very inspirational man 🙌🙌

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you so much!

[@elianayocheved770]

Seems like emergency services pay is similar all around. Working for the police I earn less, but that's understandable considering the years of training a doctor has. For sure we have job training too, but not intensive as junior doctors do. Hoping to go up a pay band though this year to bring it up to £30,000 plus. I hope junior doctors' pay as well as allied to medicine jobs go up some point in the near future.

[@DoctorKenji]

I think we both deserve more pay!

[@elianayocheved770]

@@DoctorKenji Perhaps we do!

[@Luna-qh7ei]

Please keep making content like this one. As a final year medical student who wishes to work in NHS, the kind of information this video provides is so helpful. Thanks as always!

[@DoctorKenji]

You’re very welcome! :)

[@abdunacerhouam1089]

well done doc,u earned it well. good luck with your next rotations.looking forward to the next videos.whens the Q&A

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you! It’ll be released as soon as I hit 50k subs 🙂

[@SAb-tt4kz]

This is a joke of a salary I’m a 4th year med student and it’s so much work already I need more money than that to feel compensated for the 10 years and all the money I spent in education so far

[@Brugada_type_1]

Great job doc!

[@DoctorKenji]

thank you!

[@ozfriend]

Watching from Australia. Have to say this rate is way too low compared to Australian Doctors.

[@DoctorKenji]

:,(

[@triarb5790]

Yup. It's basically hospitality worker pay. One of my son's worked at a Neil Perry restaurant as a waiter and taking into consideration base wage plus tip share he was effectively earning around $35 per hour ( all the Open tennis players, the Formula One drivers, AFL and NRL players and all the various entourage go there) My other son earns a lot as a pool life guard!

[@maryammasoud3159]

That was very informative

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you!

[@99miltinho]

IMG doctor’s start as FY2 right ? 🤔

[@DoctorKenji]

Not necessarily!

[@triarb5790]

Wow. Hospitality staff in Australia are paid more than Junior doctor in London. Holy cow. My son works as a pool life guard and earns a base wage of $35 ph or $105 ph on public holidays. I know I know the increase is exponential for a doctor, but still, that's insane.

[@rosejaneaghaigbo4383]

Did you factor in cost of living in Australia.?

[@caffeinateddoctor9714]

Submitted my Ukfp application on Oriel this morning and now watching your video. 😁

[@DoctorKenji]

Good luck!!

[@gangatalishis]

wow that seems very low tbh, I know hes a junior doctor but still. hoping wages increase significantly for him down the line.

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you! I hope so too

[@gangatalishis]

@@DoctorKenji have you ever thought about becoming a doctor in the USA? You can look up the salaries online, quite a stark difference to say the least.

[@DoctorKenji]

@@gangatalishis I haven’t really got much attachment or relationship with the US but I’ve thought about others like Australia etc but we’ll see :)

[@clean-tv]

Maybe a stupid question here from Germany, but do have to go to the graduation partys and all that, if you don't have the money. I didnÄt went to university, but after my two year long academy training, they had also a graduation party, but some of us, me inkluded, refused to visit it, because we didn't have the money, so it was ok. We just got our certificates in the school rooms then. Would be interesting how taht works in UK.

[@DoctorKenji]

Not at all! Many people I know didn’t go to it either and it was completely okay

[@smokerx6291]

You're so happy. Send me some doe too. Sharing is caring, right?

[@dac8939]

Congrats

[@DoctorKenji]

Thank you!

[@hmull4882]

Junior doctors wages are disgusting for the responsibility

[@DoctorKenji]

It’s not the best!

[@28FlyingDutchman]

Holy cow....our CNAs and LPNs in the US make more than $14/hr!!! This is awful. How in the world anyone can afford working and living in the UK is beyond me.

[@fizzayawari5195]

How do they place you ? Like do you choose your hospitals?

[@DoctorKenji]

You make choices but it depends on how you rank in med school

[@girlabouttown9294]

Pretty sure you should still pay tax on your first paycheck... The 12k allowance is divided up into the 12 months .... So i would just check your tax code before you get any nasty surprises!

[@paediatriciandoctorzahidhu8360]

Hi Nice Video... Are Speciality doctors in NHS categorised as Junior Doctors or Senior doctors?

[@shreyabhowmik6541]

Great video..could u tell how a EU medical graduate get a jobs in NHS

[@DoctorKenji]

They apply the same way as we do I believe

[@xavier4260]

They would have to complete tye test PLAB u think which has 2 parts part A is theory base and part B is practical which taking blood , examination and etc.

[@faddyoraha7151]

Depends what eu country

[@xavier4260]

@@faddyoraha7151 oh not really the GMC has made it clear that from 2021 or 2022 that all non UK graduates have to that exam which I have said before in my comment above

[@faddyoraha7151]

@@xavier4260 from 2024 all non UK and UK graduates will do a new exam called UKMLE. For now in some eu countries you graduate from you can get the full registration, but in others only provisional and therefore you go through foundation program

[@suhailroshen8633]

Do you still sell your biomedical science notes?

[@DoctorKenji]

Just my medicine ones but they include the biomedical science modules

[@jamilahmed22]

If you opt out for the pensions can you opt back in at a later date?

[@DoctorKenji]

I think so but do double check!

[@Yutappy99]

What about student loans? Or did you not take out a student loan?

[@DoctorKenji]

I did but at the point of filming they hadn’t started taking it out yet

[@Yutappy99]

I hope you do one in the future then. I don't think there are many videos showing how much student loan is taken out of their income.

[@triarb5790]

@@DoctorKenji Id assume that in the UK as in Australia it doesn't kick in until your annual salary has reached a preset amount. I assume?

[@jenniferbooth7972]

I don’t think the doctors are paid enough ,our lives are in your hands ,something is very wrong with the system .Especially for the hours you work .🌺

[@sumia3148]

Hi Kenji I am a nursing student.would you be able to proof read my assignment as part of your mentor programme?

[@DoctorKenji]

Absolutely. Drop me an email and we can discuss [e-mail]

[@sunshine10005]

How can you get paid £5.30 for one hour of night duty. Is this not below minimum wage?

[@DoctorKenji]

I think it’s because I didn’t do a complete hour

[@jenniferbooth7972]

Your pay is a rip off for all the study you’ve done 🦋

[@asaadkhan2870]

What is the next exam that you will have to give now? Love you content

[@DoctorKenji]

It depends on what speciality I choose but it’ll be a speciality entrance exam 🤓 thank you so much!

[@david-ky7rt]

david Electrician pays better money, but it can be dangerous, you can earn between £50,000 - £70,000 a year .

[@bordersw1239]

In 2 years, he probably will as well, plus employer is paying 14% into his pension.

[@abcgames4454]

That's less than 20% of what an American doctors earns 🥲

[@DoctorKenji]

😭😭😭😭

[@mygoodmanna]

I thought there’s no internship in the US. They graduate and go straight into residency. However, the pay is still ridiculous