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Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by specialty 2018
Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians as of 2018, by specialty (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)*

Annual compensation in thousand U.S. dollars | |
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Plastic surgery | 501 |
Orthopedics | 497 |
Cardiology | 423 |
Gastroenterology | 408 |
Radiology | 401 |
Dermatology | 392 |
Anesthesiology | 386 |
Otolaryngology | 383 |
Urology | 373 |
Oncology | 363 |
Ophthalmology | 357 |
Critical care | 354 |
Emergency medicine | 350 |
General surgery | 322 |
Pulmonology | 321 |
Obstetricians/gynecologists | 300 |
Nephrology | 294 |
Pathology | 286 |
Psychiatry | 273 |
Allergy/immunology | 272 |
Physical medicine/rehabilitation | 269 |
Rheumatology | 257 |
Neurology | 244 |
Infectious disease | 231 |
Internal medicine | 230 |
Family medicine | 219 |
Diabetes/endocrinology | 212 |
Pediatrics | 212 |
Public health/preventive medicine | 199 |
Annual compensation in thousand U.S. dollars | |
---|---|
Plastic surgery | 501 |
Orthopedics | 497 |
Cardiology | 423 |
Gastroenterology | 408 |
Radiology | 401 |
Dermatology | 392 |
Anesthesiology | 386 |
Otolaryngology | 383 |
Urology | 373 |
Oncology | 363 |
Ophthalmology | 357 |
Critical care | 354 |
Emergency medicine | 350 |
General surgery | 322 |
Pulmonology | 321 |
Obstetricians/gynecologists | 300 |
Nephrology | 294 |
Pathology | 286 |
Psychiatry | 273 |
Allergy/immunology | 272 |
Physical medicine/rehabilitation | 269 |
Rheumatology | 257 |
Neurology | 244 |
Infectious disease | 231 |
Internal medicine | 230 |
Family medicine | 219 |
Diabetes/endocrinology | 212 |
Pediatrics | 212 |
Public health/preventive medicine | 199 |
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- Release date
- April 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- November 21, 2017 to February 21, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 20,329 physicians from 29 specialties
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * Physicians were asked to provide their annual compensation for patient care. For employed physicians, patient-care compensation includes salary, bonus, and profit-sharing contributions. For partners, this includes earnings after taxes and deductible business expenses but before income tax.
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- November 21, 2017 to February 21, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 20,329 physicians from 29 specialties
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * Physicians were asked to provide their annual compensation for patient care. For employed physicians, patient-care compensation includes salary, bonus, and profit-sharing contributions. For partners, this includes earnings after taxes and deductible business expenses but before income tax.
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- Overview
- Total number of doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*Total doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1949-2015
- Total number of active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*Total active doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1949-2015
- Inactive and not classified doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015Inactive doctors of medicine in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015
- Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1985 to 2015, by place of medical education*Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. by place of education 1985-2015
- Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*Active physicians in the U.S. 1975-2015 by age
- Physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*Physicians in patient care in the U.S. 1975-2015 by age
- Number of active physicians in the U.S. in 2018, by specialty areaNumber of active physicians in the U.S. 2018 by specialty area
- U.S. states
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians as of 2018Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2018
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians as of 2018Leading U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians 2018
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians as of 2018Leading U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians 2018
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*Top U.S. states by number of active physicians 2015
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*Top U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care 2015
- Expenditure
- Physician and clinical services expenditure in the United States in selected years from 1960 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. physician and clinical services expenditure 1960-2018
- Physician and clinical services spending in the United States from 2010 to 2018, by payerPhysician and clinical services spending in the U.S. by payer 2010-2018
- Consumer price index for physician and dental services in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018U.S. consumer price index: physician and dental services 1960-2018
- Mean expenses per office-based physician visit in the United States in 2016, by specialtyMean expenses per office-based physician visit U.S. 2016 by specialty
- Mean out-of-pocket expenses per office-based physician visit in the United States in 2016, by specialty*Mean out-of-pocket expenses per physician visit in the U.S. 2016 by specialty
- Compensation
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians as of 2018, by specialty (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)*Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by specialty 2018
- Compensation increase in select medical specialties in the U.S. as of 2018*U.S. medical specialties percentage compensation increase 2018
- Mean physician compensation by U.S. region as of 2018 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)Mean physician compensation by U.S. region 2018
- Top 10 U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians as of 2018 (in U.S. dollars)Top U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians 2018
- Annual compensation earned by male and female U.S. physicians as of 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by gender 2018
- Opinion of U.S. physicians about being fairly compensated as of 2018, by specialty*U.S. physicians' opinion about their compensation by specialty 2018
- Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of physicians in the U.S. from 2004/2005 to 2017/2018Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of U.S. physicians 2016-2018
- Patients
- Do you have a general practitioner you always go to when you are sick?U.S. adults who visit a general practitioner always when sick 2017
- Statements regarding trustworthiness among U.S. adults after receiving a prescribed drug as of 2017U.S. adults that trust their doctor in prescribing appropriate drugs
- Do you feel your general practitioner is always up-to-date with regard to new drugs and current pharmaceutical research?U.S. adults about their doctor's up-to-date pharma research knowledge 2017
- Number of patients that physicians in the U.S. saw per day from 2012 to 2018Number of patients U.S. physicians saw per day 2012-2018
- Amount of time U.S. primary care physicians spent with each patient as of 2018Time U.S. physicians spent with each patient 2018
- Projected growth in general physicians and adult patient population in the United States from 2010 to 2025Change in general physicians and adult patient populations in the U.S. 2010-2025
- Burn-out
- Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that have feelings of professional burnout as of 2018Share of U.S. physicians that have feelings of professional burnout 2018
- Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2019, by gender*Burn-out among U.S. physicians 2013-2019, by gender
- Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. as of 2018, by specialtyPercentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2018
- Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2018*Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2018
- Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2017, by specialtySeverity of burn-out among U.S. physicians 2017, by specialty
- Other facts
- Characteristics of U.S. physicians in 2018Portrait of a U.S. physician 2018
- Distribution of medical society memberships among U.S. physicians from 2012 to 2018Share of U.S. physicians with memberships in medical societies 2012-2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on morale and state in medical profession from 2012 to 2018Professional morale and state of medicine among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on the future of medical professions from 2012 to 2018Opinion on the future of the medical profession among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions about most satisfying factors in medical practice from 2008 to 2018Views of U.S. physicians on most satisfying factors in medical practice 2008-2018
- Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030Estimated U.S. physician deficit 2017-2030
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians by employment type 2017
- Physicians with large compensation decrease by specialty 2015-2016
- U.S. hospitals reporting discretionary compensation for their physicians 2012
- Compensation per RVU of U.S. physicians by specialty 2013
- Average compensation offered to top recruited U.S. physician specialties 2017-2018
- Top medical specialties based on compensation after 6 years of practice 2013
- Compensation for U.S. physicians under Medicare HMOs by method 2015
- Annual salary for U.S. invasive cardiologists 2018, by data source
- Annual salary of U.S. emergency medicine practitioners 2018, by data source
- Annual salary of U.S. intensivists 2018, by data source
- Annual salary of U.S. gastroenterologists as of 2018, by data source
- Number of medical malpractice payments 1991-2015
- Work RVUs of U.S. physicians by specialty 2016
- View on hospital employment of physicians among U.S. physicians 2012-2018
- Median gross charges for U.S. physicians by specialty 2013
- Annual salary of U.S. neonatologists 2018, by data source
- Compensation of dispensed antihypertensive in the Netherlands 2013-2017, by user
- Compensation for injury at work in Massachusetts 2015, by body part
- Compensation for permanent injury of index finger at work in the U.S. 2015, by state
- Compensation for injury at work in Vermont 2015, by body part
- 2018 Canadian Physician Survey
- Physicians Foundation Report: Patient Survey 2017
- 2018 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives
- 2017 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives
- Physicians Foundation Report: Patient Survey - May 2016
- Physicians’ opinions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its impact on their work
- 2016 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives
- Connecting Patients For Better Health: 2018
- National Training Survey 2016, Key Findings
- Workforce Study of Rheumatology Specialists in the United States 2015
- National Practitioner Data Bank 2012 Annual Report
- Medical Tourism Association - Pricing Chart 2010
- General Practice Forward View: April 2016
- Number of active physicians in the U.S. in 2018, by specialty area
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians as of 2018
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active specialist physicians as of 2018
- Consumer price index for physician and dental services in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018
- Mean expenses per office-based physician visit in the United States in 2016, by specialty
- Mean out-of-pocket expenses per office-based physician visit in the United States in 2016, by specialty*
- Annual compensation earned by U.S. physicians as of 2018, by specialty (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)*
- Compensation increase in select medical specialties in the U.S. as of 2018*
- Mean physician compensation by U.S. region as of 2018 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Top 10 U.S. states by annual compensation for physicians as of 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Annual compensation earned by male and female U.S. physicians as of 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Opinion of U.S. physicians about being fairly compensated as of 2018, by specialty*
- Use of signing bonuses as incentive for the recruitment of physicians in the U.S. from 2004/2005 to 2017/2018
- Do you have a general practitioner you always go to when you are sick?
- Statements regarding trustworthiness among U.S. adults after receiving a prescribed drug as of 2017
- Do you feel your general practitioner is always up-to-date with regard to new drugs and current pharmaceutical research?
- Amount of time U.S. primary care physicians spent with each patient as of 2018
- Percentage of physicians in the U.S. that have feelings of professional burnout as of 2018
- Percentage of physicians feeling burned out in the U.S. as of 2018, by specialty
- Characteristics of U.S. physicians in 2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on the future of medical professions from 2012 to 2018
- Deficit in U.S. number of physicians from 2017 to 2030
- Annual compensation earned by employed and self-employed U.S. physicians as of 2017 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Top paid physician specialties in the U.S. with significant compensation decrease between 2015 and 2016*
- Percentage of U.S. hospitals reporting discretionary compensation or incentives for their physicians in 2012
- Compensation per work relative value unit (RVU) of U.S. physicians in 2013, by specialty (in U.S. dollars)*
- Average compensation offered to select top recruited U.S. physician specialties in 2017-2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Leading 10 medical specialties in the U.S. based on average compensation after 6 years of national practice in 2013 (in U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of compensation methods for U.S. physicians under Medicare HMOs in 2015*
- Annual compensation of invasive cardiologists in the U.S. as of 2018, by data source
- Median gross charges for U.S. physicians as of 2013, by specialty (in U.S. dollars)
- Annual compensation of neonatologists in the U.S. as of 2018, by data source
- Total number of doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*
- Total number of active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1949 to 2015*
- Inactive and not classified doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015
- Active doctors of medicine in patient care in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
- Active doctors of medicine in the U.S. from 1985 to 2015, by place of medical education*
- Active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
- Physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in the U.S. from 1975 to 2015*
- Leading 10 U.S. states based on the number of active primary care physicians as of 2018
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of active physicians per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*
- Top 10 U.S. states by number of physicians in patient care per 10,000 civilian population in 2015*
- Physician and clinical services expenditure in the United States in selected years from 1960 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Physician and clinical services spending in the United States from 2010 to 2018, by payer
- Number of patients that physicians in the U.S. saw per day from 2012 to 2018
- Projected growth in general physicians and adult patient population in the United States from 2010 to 2025
- Burn-out among U.S. physicians from 2013 to 2019, by gender*
- Major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2018*
- Severity of burn-out among U.S. physicians as of 2017, by specialty
- Distribution of medical society memberships among U.S. physicians from 2012 to 2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on morale and state in medical profession from 2012 to 2018
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions about most satisfying factors in medical practice from 2008 to 2018
- Annual compensation of emergency medicine practitioners in the U.S. as of 2018, by data source
- Annual compensation of intensivists in the U.S. as of 2018, by data source
- Annual compensation of gastroenterologists in the U.S. as of 2018, by data source
- Number of U.S. medical malpractice payments from 1991 to 2015*
- Work relative value units (RVUs) of U.S. physicians as of 2016, by specialty*
- Distribution of U.S. physicians' opinions on employing physicians in hospitals from 2012 to 2018*
- Compensated dispensed antihypertensive medicines in the Netherlands from 2013 to 2017, by user (in euros)*
- Average maximum compensation for injury at work in Massachusetts as of March 5, 2015, by body part (in U.S. dollars)
- Average maximum compensation for index finger injury at work in the United States as of March 5, 2015, by state (in U.S. dollars)
- Average maximum compensation for injury at work in Vermont as of March 5, 2015, by body part (in U.S. dollars)
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