The report is based on data from about 1 million physicians in the U.S. Physicians Thrive, a financial advisory group, examined various sources, including the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration and reports published by Merrit Hawkins, Doximity and Medscape.
Here are the 10 metropolitan areas that saw the highest jumps in physician pay:
- Charlotte, N.C.: 12.9 percent
- Virginia Beach, Va.: 12.1 percent
- St. Louis: 10.5 percent
- Tampa, Fla.: 8.1 percent
- Hartford, Conn.: 7.8 percent
- Buffalo, N.Y.: 7.4 percent
- Sacramento, Calif.: 7.1 percent
- Orlando, Fla.: 7 percent
- Nashville, Tenn.: 6.9 percent
- Boston: 6.1 percent
