Are you planning to build a career as an ENT doctor? Well, Otolaryngologists or ear nose throat (ENT) doctors are very much in demand in the hospitals and medical care facilities and if you are really good at your work, you will be very successful. To become an Otolaryngologist you will first have to complete four years of college and then a four years medical program. After that you will have to complete otolaryngology residency for five years. The otolaryngology residency must be accredited by Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To practice as an Otolaryngologist in any state you will need a license. American Board of Otolaryngology gives voluntary board certification program to the ear nose throat doctors.
If you are planning are to become an ear nose throat doctor, you should also know about the kind of salary that you can expect. An ear nose throat doctor gets a yearly base salary; this is distributed as increments across the year. The average salary of ear nose throat doctors ranges between $151,696 and $300,743 in a year. The average salary of ear nose throat doctors is calculated on the basis of practicing Otolaryngologiss who report the wages that they receive. The ear nose throat doctors receive other compensation apart from their base salaries as well. The doctors get bonuses which vary from employer to employer. If you are an ENT doctor the amount of bonus that you may receive ranges between $5,000 and $55,000 per year. Total salary and bonus which an ear nose throat doctor gets range from $174,979 to $306,449.