Physician compensations, although still increasing, are evolving and diversifying. According to the 2025 Medscape Physician Compensation Report, total compensation rose an average of 2.9 percent on ...

The average starting salary for physicians has eclipsed $400,000 on average with orthopedic surgeons “at the high end” at $576,000 and pediatricians on the “low end” of the pay scale at $258,000, ...

Physicians have more bargaining power in the job market, and they’re using it to increase non-salary perks, Medscape reported Aug. 30. With the existing physician shortage and new competitors — such ...

According to the 2022 "Employed Physicians Report" from Medscape, the majority of career physicians are satisfied with their career hours and salary based on a survey of 1,350 physicians nationwide.

With over 100,000 physicians having contributed to the most comprehensive salary survey database, Medscape's annual Physician Compensation Survey is the gold standard for physician salary information ...

Physicians made steady pay gains last year, as total compensation grew by a modest 3%, increasing from an average of $352,000 to $363,000. However, any contentment about compensation gains was ...

Medicine’s highest-earning specialty earned an average of $619,000, whereas the lowest-paid specialty earned $249,000, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report” for 2023. Medscape ...