I think MD/DO salaries in healthcare represent 8% of the total amount spent on healthcare.  Actually I dont know if that is physician salaries, or just health care provider salaries in general....which would also include midlevels and thus would mean that not even 8% of the amt spent on healthcare is due to physician salaries.  it may be more like 6%.  That's a pretty small part of the health care budget iow.  

Psychiatry in particular is one of the lower paying specialties(although certain areas and practice settings do ok and psychiatrists make more on average than internists, pediatricians,etc), so I certainly don't feel overpaid...I dont complain about the money though because it's a choice I made knowing that.  Liking what I do, having good hours and schedule flexibility, etc was more important to me than doing something I enjoyed less for more $. In over a year when I finish residency I will do addiction medicine/suboxone as a part time thing that should supplement things nicely.