Why is it so ridiculous? When you finish medical school with tens of thousands of debt, then work for years at a wage substantially below the work that you do and then take on massive responsibility, £100k a year seems pretty reasonable. Remember, we're in a worse position on the housing ladder than people who leave school at 18 and often end up job and workplace shuffling well into our thirties. Not to mention that, as the leading people in hospital departments, they get all the stick for any cock-ups and bear the weight of any big decisions and can suffer the consequences of that.