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Compensation Issues

Physicians in West North Central states such as Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota reported the highest earning compensation last year, while physicians in Mid-Atlantic states such as New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania reported the lowest, according to…

In 2023, physicians saw a steady increase in total compensation. Still, in a year when inflation remained high and federal reimbursement cuts kicked in, 61% of physicians said they believe medicine is an underpaid profession, according to Medscape's "2024 Physician…

On average, U.S. physicians' total annual compensation grew by about 3% from 2022 ($352,000) to 2023 ($363,000), with specialized physicians earning more than $100,000 higher on average than primary care physicians.

Nurse anesthetists in the U.S. make an average of $214,200 annually and have a mean hourly wage of $102.98, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

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Physician assistants in the U.S. make an average of $130,490 annually and have a mean hourly wage of $62.74, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data, released April 3.

The benchmark for an "upper middle class" salary differs drastically from city to city. In West Coast tech hubs, it takes an income of more than $200,000 to achieve the same status as someone earning around $60,000 in certain Midwest…

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