Grey's Anatomy: Which Character Has The Best Paid Job?
Medicine is a lucrative profession that only attacks the brightest of minds. As expected, the salaries of doctors and surgeons are always higher than those of many other professionals. As a medical drama, Grey's Anatomy is full of surgeons. Even though they like to live modestly, their bank accounts are undoubtedly quite healthy.
However, not all positions in the medical field are equal, and some doctors handle more sensitive cases than others, and, as a result, they get paid a little bit more. Being in a leadership position in a hospital also enables a doctor to earn a little bit more than their similarly-skilled colleagues. So, who has more dollars than they can count?
10 April Kepner
After a lengthy absence, April recently returned to the show in its seventeenth season. She had previously resigned from her position as the attending trauma surgeon in order to focus on charity work across clinics for the homeless in Seattle. She also served as Chief Resident during her first stint in the series. A trauma surgeon in America makes an average of $411,000 a year. The fact that April is willing to let go of that much money to help less-fortunate citizens is admirable.
9 Alex Karev
Alex does a great job as the Chief of Surgery at Pacific Northwest General Hospital. The pay for this position is also $469,669. Alex gets the job after being fired from Grey Sloan for participating in insurance fraud.
Apart from that, his journey isn't complicated. He starts out as an intern specializing in plastic surgery. He also experiments in obstetrics, gynecology, and neonatal surgery. He then completes a pediatric surgical fellowship at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital before joining Lebackes Pediatric Surgery Clinic and later proceeding to his current position.
8 Miranda Bailey
Miranda Bailey is the current Chief of Surgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, a position she inherited from Owen, who stepped down. She had initially been passed over for the position by Richard, but she eventually got it. Miranda has had an interesting career. At some point, she even earned herself the nickname "The Nazi" due to the harsh manner in which she treated interns.
Yet, she is also charitable, as she once opened a free clinic at Seattle Grace to care for patients who couldn't afford treatment. Other than that, she's been focused on her job, which does pay well, with an average annual sum of $469,669.
7 Arizona Robins
Arizona is also a board member. Her daily job is that of Head of Fetal Surgery and the Attending Pediatric Surgeon. She ascends to the position after the death of Dr. Jordan Kenley. Her salary ranges between $480,000 and $500,000.
Arizona is said to have been extremely bright from a young age. Not only was she the best student in her class, but she was also Chief Resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital during her fifth year in medical school. When she first gets hired, Richard tells Bailey "she's the best that anyone's seen in a long time."
6 Owen Hunt
Owen is currently serving as the Head of Trauma after leaving his previous position of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital's Chief of General Surgery. His career is full of highlights; he was an army surgeon many years ago, but he was discharged after his entire platoon ended up dead. The experience left him with PTSD.
The surgeon is known for his ability to improvise. He is able to use simple items such as pens during surgery when the proper equipment is unavailable. In America, the Head of Trauma in a hospital makes about $530,000 a year.
5 Richard Webber
Richard has been a boss for most of his career. That means he's been earning well for most of his life. At the moment, he is a Residency Program Director and attending general surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. He also the Chief Medical Officer at the Catherine Fox Foundation.
Previously, he served as Chief of Surgery at both Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital and Seattle Grace Hospital. The average salary for a Residency Program Director is $190,000, while the salary for a Chief Medical Officer is $412,857 on average. In total, Richard makes about $603,000. That's definitely a respectable sum.
4 Meredith Grey
The Head of General Surgery and board member at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital has had quite the dream career. She begins her professional journey as a surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital as a surgical intern where life is a bit easy for her compared to other interns, as her mother is respected in the industry.
She then joins the neurosurgery team, but, after making a mistake and being outed by a drunk Alex, she opts to specialize in general surgery. The average salary for a Head Of General Surgery salary in the United States is $469,669. Senior doctors who serve on hospital boards earn up to an additional $340,000 a year. This brings the total to $810.000.
3 Cristina Yang
Before her departure from the show, Cristina served at the Klausman Institute for Medical Research in Switzerland as the Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery. She was also a Chief Medical Officer. The salary for the former is $457,460, while that of the latter is $412,857. This takes the total to close to $880,000.
Cristina decided to become a surgeon after her father bled to death in front of her. Early in her career, she joins Seattle Grace as a surgical intern. She then joined The Mayo Clinic on a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship. She then rejoins Seattle Grace before going to work in Switzerland thanks to her ex-fiancé Preston Burke.
2 Jackson Avery
After joining Grey Sloan from Mercy West Medical Center during the merger of the two hospitals, Jackson goes on to become the attending ENT (Otolaryngology Department) and Head of Plastic Surgery, a position which earns him $500,000 a year.
Prior to specializing in plastics, Jackson moves around in several departments, such as cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery. He is also the de facto board chairman since he represents the Harper Avery Foundation, an organization founded by his grandfather. Being a board chairman earns him an extra $400,000, bringing the total to $900,000.
1 Derek Shepard
Derek has quite the resume. A world-famous neurosurgeon, he serves as the Head of Neurosurgery, as well as the board director at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital before his untimely death. Being a star surgeon has its advantages. It's said that his services resulted in $2 million dollars worth of yearly revenue for the hospital.
He even manages to develop brain sensors, a feat that catches the attention of the President of the United States, who requests him to spearhead a sensitive brain mapping project. The Head of Neurosurgery makes an average of $369,909 a year, but being on the board brings in an additional $340,000. His participation in special projects takes him way over the million-dollar mark.
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