10 Statistics on Pulmonologist Salaries

Pulmonologists earned an average salary of $242,000 in 2011, slightly more than 2010 and still close to the median of all physician specialty salaries, according to Medscape’s “Pulmonologist Compensation Report: 2012 Results.”

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Here are 10 statistics on pulmonologist compensation for 2011 from Medscape’s survey.

•    Mean salary of all pulmonologists: $242,000
•    Percentage of pulmonologists who made $400,000 or more: 13 percent
•    Percentage of pulmonologists who made $100,000 or less: 14 percent
•    Mean annual compensation of male pulmonologists: $248,000
•    Mean annual compensation of female pulmonologists: $221,000
•    Highest-paying region: South Central ($328,000)
•    Lowest-paying region: North Central ($102,000)
•    Mean compensation of hospital-employed pulmonologists: $174,000
•    Mean compensation of single-specialty group practice pulmonologists: $274,000
•    Mean compensation of solo practice pulmonologists: $312,000

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