The states with the most number of active physicians include California, New York, Texas, and Florida. California currently has the most number of active physicians of any U.S. state, with around 119,087 physicians. In California, the specialties with the most physicians are psychiatry, emergency medicine, and anesthesiology.
Specialty areas
In general, the most common specialty areas for physicians in the U.S. are psychiatry, surgery, anesthesiology, and emergency medicine. As of 2024, there were around 58,900 psychiatrists in the U.S. Concerning the gender distribution of specialty physicians, males out number females in almost every specialty, with exceptions found in mainly in various pediatric disciplines, and obstetrics and gynecology.
Compensation
The specialty areas with the highest average annual compensation are plastic surgery, orthopedics, and cardiology. As of 2023, a physician in orthopedics earned an average of 573,000 U.S. dollars per year. Male physicians still earn more than their female counterparts in both primary care and specialty settings. This difference is especially large in specialty settings where male physicians earn around 95,000 dollars more per year than female physicians.
Leading 10 U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians as of 2024
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