The report, published May 10, found male physicians earned an average of $122,000 more than female physicians in 2022.
Among specialists, male physicians earned an average of $477,484, compared with $377,732 for female physicians.
These were the specialities with the largest gender pay gaps in 2022:
- Oral/maxillofacial surgery: Women earn 28.8 percent less
- Allergy and immunology: Women earn 21.1 percent less
- Otolaryngology: Women earn 20.1 percent less
- Pediatric nephrology: Women earn 20 percent less
- Thoracic surgery: Women earn 19.5 percent less
These were the specialties with the smallest gender pay gaps in 2022:
- Pediatric Rheumatology: Women earn 7.8 percent less
- Pediatric infectious disease: Women earn 10.1 percent less
- Pediatric hematology and oncology: Women earn 11.3 percent less
- Hematology: Women earn 12.1 percent less
- Pediatric cardiology: Women earn 12.5 percent less
