For the report, Medscape collected responses from more than 13,000 physicians in more than 29 specialties. Data was collected between Oct. 5, 2021, and Jan. 19, 2022.
The incentive bonus is one element of physicians’ income considered in the report. Medscape said this can include payment a physician received through productivity, patient satisfaction, clinical processes or other goals set by the physician’s employer.
More than half of physicians have an incentive bonus, according to the report.
Below are the specialties ranked by physicians’ average incentive bonus, according to the report. Note: The list includes a tie.
1. Orthopedics: $126,000
2. Ophthalmology: $100,000
3. Cardiology: $85,000
4. Gastroenterology: $74,000
5. Urology: $73,000
6. Anesthesiology: $68,000
7. Radiology: $66,000
8. Pathology: $54,000
9. Emergency medicine: $51,000
10. OB-GYN: $49,000
11. Physical medicine and rehabilitation: $48,000
12. Surgery, general: $46,000
13. Psychiatry: $33,000
14. Family medicine: $30,000
15. Internal medicine: $29,000
15. Neurology: $29,000
17. Pediatrics: $28,000
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