This statistic depicts the percentage increase in compensation within a year as of 2018 in select medical specialties in the United States. Cardiology saw a three percent increase in salary between this year's and last year's compensation survey.
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Compensation increase in select medical specialties in the U.S. as of 2018*
This statistic depicts the percentage increase in compensation within a year as of 2018 in select medical specialties in the United States. Cardiology saw a three percent increase in salary between this year's and last year's compensation survey.
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| Percent increase in compensation | |
|---|---|
| Psychiatry | 16% |
| Plastic surgery | 14% |
| Physical medicine/rehabilitation | 13% |
| Oncology | 10% |
| Critical care | 9% |
| Rheumatology | 9% |
| Allergy/immunology | 6% |
| Anesthesiology | 6% |
| Nephrology | 5% |
| Ob/Gyn | 5% |
| Pediatrics | 5% |
| Family medicine | 5% |
| Gastroenterology | 4% |
| Emergency medicine | 3% |
| Ophthalmology | 3% |
| Cardiology | 3% |
| Pulmonology | 3% |
| Internal medicine | 2% |
| Dermatology | 2% |
| Orthopedics | 2% |
| Infectious disease | 1% |
| Radiology | 1% |
| Neurology | -2% |
| Pathology | -2% |
| Diabetes/endocrinology | -4% |
| Otolaryngology | -4% |
| Urology | -7% |
| General surgery | -9% |
| Percent increase in compensation | |
|---|---|
| Psychiatry | 16% |
| Plastic surgery | 14% |
| Physical medicine/rehabilitation | 13% |
| Oncology | 10% |
| Critical care | 9% |
| Rheumatology | 9% |
| Allergy/immunology | 6% |
| Anesthesiology | 6% |
| Nephrology | 5% |
| Ob/Gyn | 5% |
| Pediatrics | 5% |
| Family medicine | 5% |
| Gastroenterology | 4% |
| Emergency medicine | 3% |
| Ophthalmology | 3% |
| Cardiology | 3% |
| Pulmonology | 3% |
| Internal medicine | 2% |
| Dermatology | 2% |
| Orthopedics | 2% |
| Infectious disease | 1% |
| Radiology | 1% |
| Neurology | -2% |
| Pathology | -2% |
| Diabetes/endocrinology | -4% |
| Otolaryngology | -4% |
| Urology | -7% |
| General surgery | -9% |
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This statistic depicts the percentage increase in compensation within a year as of 2018 in select medical specialties in the United States. Cardiology saw a three percent increase in salary between this year's and last year's compensation survey.
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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
- Supplementary notes
- * Comparing the results from the 2018 and 2017 Medscape Physician Compensation Report.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- November 21, 2017 to February 21, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 20,329 physicians from 29 specialties
- Supplementary notes
- * Comparing the results from the 2018 and 2017 Medscape Physician Compensation Report.
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The most important statistics
- 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
The most important statistics
- 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
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- 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
The most important statistics
- 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
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- 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
The most important statistics
- 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
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- 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
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- Statements regarding trustworthiness among U.S. adults after receiving a prescribed drug as of 2017
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