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What palliative care doctors make
Median
$311,000
Lower end
$126,000
Upper end
$607,000
Job Bank does not track palliative care on its own. It pools it under all medical specialists: a median of about $311,000 a year (low $126,000, high $607,000) for 2023 to 2024. Most doctors in Canada bill the provincial health plan, and published billing figures are gross payments before office and practice costs, not take-home pay. Many palliative care doctors trained in family medicine. Many are paid a salary or a daily rate by a hospital, hospice or health region instead of billing per visit. It varies by province, by hours, and by whether you also keep a family practice.