The report, published Oct. 14, was based on collection for Medscape’s wider “Physician Compensation Report” between Oct. 15, 2021, and Jan. 19.
Key findings:
- Compensation rose for female primary care physicians by 8.1 percent and for specialists by 8.5 percent.
- Female physicians at office-based single-specialty group practices earned the most, $304,000 annually.
- Outpatient clinic female physicians earned the least, $241,000 annually.
- Only 6 percent of female physicians have a net worth over $1 million compared to 14 percent of male physicians.