We are dead last or first on so many lists these days (depending on which is worst) that I found it refreshing to find the state ranked 3rd for the best states to practice medicine!
Birmingham is the recommended city.
And why?
State profile: Alabama offers excellent physician compensation—an average of $296,000 last year, which is 4.6% above the national average. Given that the state's cost of living is nearly 10% lower than the national average and the overall tax burden is 8.7%, Alabama doctors can stretch their earnings pretty far. The malpractice environment is likewise favorable, with payouts per capita last year amounting to just $4.15—the fourth lowest rate among the states. Alabama's economy is projected to continue growing, but slowly and unemployment in February was above the national average (6.2% vs 4.9%).
City profile: Birmingham is the state's economic engine, but Hoover just to the north is growing quickly too. Although independently incorporated, the city of more than 84,000 is an in-demand suburb with good schools, the largest shopping center in the Southeast, and easy access to downtown and the University of Alabama Medical Center.
Cons: Average housing costs are more than twice the state average.
HERE is the link...and Doc, you can look at other states too....
Birmingham is the recommended city.
And why?
State profile: Alabama offers excellent physician compensation—an average of $296,000 last year, which is 4.6% above the national average. Given that the state's cost of living is nearly 10% lower than the national average and the overall tax burden is 8.7%, Alabama doctors can stretch their earnings pretty far. The malpractice environment is likewise favorable, with payouts per capita last year amounting to just $4.15—the fourth lowest rate among the states. Alabama's economy is projected to continue growing, but slowly and unemployment in February was above the national average (6.2% vs 4.9%).
City profile: Birmingham is the state's economic engine, but Hoover just to the north is growing quickly too. Although independently incorporated, the city of more than 84,000 is an in-demand suburb with good schools, the largest shopping center in the Southeast, and easy access to downtown and the University of Alabama Medical Center.
Cons: Average housing costs are more than twice the state average.
HERE is the link...and Doc, you can look at other states too....
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