Physician pay has followed an upward trajectory over the past five years, with total compensation growing between 7 percent and 11 percent across all specialties. MGMA credits this growth in compensation to the physician shortage. The tight labor market leaves many practices competing to attract new hires, driving up salary and compensation packages.
Here are the five specialties that experienced the biggest increase in median total compensation in 2018:
- Diagnostic radiology — 7.71 percent increase in median total compensation
- Obstetrics/gynecology — 7.69 percent increase
- Surgery, neurological — 7.46 percent increase
- Cardiology, noninvasive — 7.45 percent increase
- Neurology — 6.72 percent increase
Data is based on a voluntary survey of more than 147,000 providers across 5,500 organizations.
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