Relationships of actual and expected levels of income with GP job satisfaction: a repeated cross-sectional study

The authors aimed to investigate how actual and expected income levels influence job satisfaction and intentions to quit among General Practitioners (GPs) in England. Their findings indicate that while higher actual income generally correlates with increased job satisfaction, discrepancies between expected and actual income are linked to reduced satisfaction and higher intentions to quit, particularly among younger GPs. This highlights the significance of income expectations in shaping GP job satisfaction and retention.