Compensation · every source named · 2025 income
Physician compensation by specialty
53 specialties from the two surveys that publish physician pay, reproduced as published, with the year’s change beside each. Where the federal wage survey tracks the specialty on its own (15 of them), enter your offer and read it back by percentile.
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The check runs for the 15 specialties the federal survey tracks on their own. For the rest we show the surveys, and the survey’s catch-all figure labelled as what it is, rather than invent a row.
Largest one-year changes
Doximity 2026 against 2025 · physicians overall +2.0%
Every specialty, every source
Each figure reproduced as Doximity 2026 and Medscape 2026 published it, both for 2025 income. The headline is the midpoint where both report a specialty and agree within a quarter; otherwise the one source, named. Nothing is interpolated or filled in.
| Specialty | Headline ↓midpoint, or the one source | ChangeDoximity, year over year | Doximity 2026 | Medscape 2026 | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeurosurgeryDoximity 2026 | $829,161 | +10.7% | $829,161 | — | — |
| Thoracic SurgeryDoximity 2026 | $749,707 | +8.7% | $749,707 | — | — |
| Orthopedic SurgeryDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $653,926 | +2.6% | $696,852 | $611,000 | Offer Check |
| Interventional RadiologyDoximity 2026 | $634,658 | +10.8% | $634,658 | — | — |
| Pediatric SurgeryDoximity 2026 | $627,126 | -3.2% | $627,126 | — | — |
| Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryDoximity 2025 (prior report) | $616,748 | — | — | — | — |
| Radiation OncologyDoximity 2026 | $613,837 | +4.3% | $613,837 | — | — |
| Vascular SurgeryDoximity 2026 | $600,520 | +4.2% | $600,520 | — | — |
| RadiologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $590,342 | +6.6% | $609,684 | $571,000 | Offer Check |
| Plastic SurgeryDoximity + Medscape midpoint · Medscape republished 2024 data | $589,878 | +0.7% | $625,757 | $554,000 | — |
| CardiologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $589,818 | +2.9% | $604,635 | $575,000 | Offer Check |
| UrologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $550,870 | +1.3% | $566,740 | $535,000 | — |
| AnesthesiologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $550,066 | +6.5% | $557,131 | $543,000 | Offer Check |
| GastroenterologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $530,672 | -1.2% | $531,345 | $530,000 | — |
| Otolaryngology (ENT)Doximity + Medscape midpoint · Medscape republished 2024 data | $528,905 | +5.1% | $549,810 | $508,000 | — |
| Colon & Rectal SurgeryDoximity 2026 | $492,802 | +1.2% | $492,802 | — | — |
| DermatologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $472,754 | -2.1% | $497,509 | $448,000 | Offer Check |
| General SurgeryDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $471,502 | +3.8% | $501,003 | $442,000 | Offer Check |
| OphthalmologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $466,719 | +2.1% | $487,438 | $446,000 | Offer Check |
| HematologyDoximity 2026 | $446,700 | +6.0% | $446,700 | — | — |
| Critical CareMedscape 2026 · Medscape republished 2024 data | $427,000 | — | — | $427,000 | — |
| Emergency MedicineDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $422,362 | +3.1% | $423,723 | $421,000 | Offer Check |
| PulmonologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint · Medscape republished 2024 data | $418,236 | +3.7% | $441,472 | $395,000 | — |
| OB-GYNDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $405,430 | +8.0% | $420,859 | $390,000 | Offer Check |
| PathologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $402,020 | +9.8% | $410,039 | $394,000 | Offer Check |
| NephrologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint · Medscape republished 2024 data | $372,482 | +5.0% | $385,965 | $359,000 | — |
| Physical Medicine & RehabDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $367,617 | +0.4% | $376,234 | $359,000 | — |
| Pediatric CardiologyDoximity 2026 | $365,395 | +3.7% | $365,395 | — | — |
| Neonatology / PerinatologyDoximity 2026 | $364,388 | +2.7% | $364,388 | — | — |
| NeurologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $356,044 | +2.9% | $371,087 | $341,000 | Offer Check |
| PsychiatryDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $340,893 | +2.6% | $350,786 | $331,000 | Offer Check |
| Pediatric Emergency MedicineDoximity 2026 | $332,579 | +6.5% | $332,579 | — | — |
| Occupational MedicineDoximity 2026 | $329,380 | +0.7% | $329,380 | — | — |
| Internal MedicineDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $323,137 | +4.0% | $339,274 | $307,000 | Offer Check |
| Allergy & ImmunologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint · Medscape republished 2024 data | $322,989 | +8.8% | $335,978 | $310,000 | — |
| Medicine-PediatricsDoximity 2026 | $319,995 | +7.9% | $319,995 | — | — |
| Pediatric GastroenterologyDoximity 2026 | $311,433 | +4.3% | $311,433 | — | — |
| Infectious DiseaseDoximity + Medscape midpoint · Medscape republished 2024 data | $309,676 | +5.2% | $337,353 | $282,000 | — |
| Child NeurologyDoximity 2026 | $309,593 | +6.9% | $309,593 | — | — |
| Family MedicineDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $306,520 | +1.9% | $325,040 | $288,000 | Offer Check |
| GeriatricsDoximity 2026 | $304,411 | +4.3% | $304,411 | — | — |
| RheumatologyDoximity + Medscape midpoint · Medscape republished 2024 data | $302,889 | -1.0% | $321,778 | $284,000 | — |
| Endocrinology / DiabetesDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $296,891 | +6.6% | $309,782 | $284,000 | — |
| Pediatric PulmonologyDoximity 2026 | $278,452 | -1.3% | $278,452 | — | — |
| Medical GeneticsDoximity 2026 | $273,826 | +5.5% | $273,826 | — | — |
| Preventive MedicineDoximity + Medscape midpoint · Medscape republished 2024 data | $271,412 | -14.3% | $265,825 | $277,000 | — |
| Pediatric Hematology & OncologyDoximity 2026 | $271,021 | +6.0% | $271,021 | — | — |
| PediatricsDoximity + Medscape midpoint | $269,832 | +3.2% | $273,665 | $266,000 | Offer Check |
| Pediatric NephrologyDoximity 2026 | $269,825 | +2.6% | $269,825 | — | — |
| Pediatric EndocrinologyDoximity 2026 | $242,274 | +5.1% | $242,274 | — | — |
| Pediatric RheumatologyDoximity 2026 | $236,011 | +1.9% | $236,011 | — | — |
| Pediatric Infectious DiseaseDoximity 2026 | $217,819 | -12.3% | $217,819 | — | — |
| OncologyMedscape combines Oncology+Hematology at $464K; construct mismatch | $519,715 | +3.4% | $519,715 | — | — |
53 of 53specialties · sort by any column · phone view shows the headline figure and the year’s change
Source: Each source figure is reproduced as published, with attribution. The Midpoint is Attending Financial's own calculation — a plain average of the two surveys that cover the same specialty and the same income year — not a statistic published by anyone.
› Methodology note
Doximity 2026 figures reflect 2025 earned income (nearly 23,000 full-time U.S. physicians practising at least 40 hours a week, surveyed January–December 2025, self-reported; pooled with over 250,000 responses across seven years). Medscape 2026 figures reflect 2025 earned income (surveyed September–December 2025, n=5,916 physicians, self-reported). The year-over-year change is our arithmetic from the two Doximity tables (2026 report against 2025 report, which reflected 2024 income). The midpoint is ours, not a published figure: it is the arithmetic mean of the two sources above it, shown only where both cover the same specialty construct and the same income year. It has no sampling frame of its own and no confidence interval, because it is not a survey result — it is a convenience figure for readers who want one number, and the per-source columns beside it are the actual evidence. Where the sources disagree by more than a quarter, that disagreement is the more useful finding and the Midpoint is suppressed rather than averaged. Rows marked ⚠ Stale use Medscape data re-published from its 2024 survey with no fresh 2025 collection. Suppress flag indicates construct mismatch or insufficient cross-source confirmation.
Survey averages tell you the market. Your contract tells you your number.
Every specialty above links to its page, where the federal wage survey reads your offer back — no account. A physician account keeps the offers you check side by side, reads your contract’s $/wRVU rate against your own production, and lets you add your compensation to the verified physician dataset.
Create your physician account and keep an offer →What moves the number
From the Doximity 2026 Physician Compensation Report, every specialty pooled. How setting, metro and year move physician pay in general — context for reading any single specialty.
Average compensation by practice setting · all specialties · 2025 income
- Single-specialty group$480,961
- Multi-specialty group$477,033
- Hospital$454,440
- Health system / IDN / ACO$451,233
- Solo practice$440,424
- HMO$419,170
- Industry$413,196
- Academic$389,591
- Hospital / system ambulatory$382,916
- Urgent care center$326,447
- Government$311,502
Year over year
+2.0%
Average physician compensation increased 2% from 2024 to 2025, continuing a period of moderating growth. The prior year was +3.7%.
Gender pay gap
26% · $122,276
The gender pay gap for physicians remained at 26% in 2025, the same percentage it was in 2024 and up from a gap of 23% in 2023.
Highest-paying metros
- 1. Oklahoma City, OK$495,617
- 2. Sacramento, CA$484,817
- 3. Rochester, MN$478,861
- 4. Los Angeles, CA$469,047
- 5. Louisville, KY$465,924
Doximity adjusts metro comparisons with the 2024 regional price parities of metro areas published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Source: Doximity 2026 Physician Compensation Report. Figures reproduced as published.
How this number is built
The two surveys, as each describes itself, and the rules this page adds. Nothing here is estimated: a gap in a source is shown as a gap.
| Doximity 2026 ↗ | Medscape 2026 ↗ | |
|---|---|---|
| Income year | 2025 | 2025 |
| Survey window | January–December 2025 | September–December 2025 |
| Respondents | nearly 23,000 in 2025; over 250,000 completed surveys over the last seven years | 5,916 physicians |
| Who counts | full-time U.S. physicians who practice at least 40 hours per week | U.S. physicians, self-reported |
| What is counted | Self-reported annual compensation. The report does not define the term further in its methodology. | Self-reported total annual compensation for the prior year. |
| Geography | 60 of the top-represented metropolitan statistical areas; metro comparisons adjusted with the 2024 regional price parities of metro areas published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. | National |
| Adjustments | multivariate regression with controls for medical specialty, metro area, and gender, plus years in practice and self-reported average hours worked per week | None stated |
The rules this page adds
- Every figure is reproduced as its source published it. Nothing is interpolated, rounded, or filled in.
- The midpoint is our arithmetic: the mean of the two figures, only where both cover the same specialty and the same income year, and only when they sit within 25% of each other. Past that, the disagreement is the finding and no midpoint is shown.
- The year-over-year change is our arithmetic from Doximity’s two tables (Doximity 2026 against Doximity 2025, which reported 2024 income). It matches the growth list Doximity publishes for its top ten.
- Physician-contributed figures follow Doximity’s sampling rule and a stricter display rule: full-time physicians only, NPI-verified, and no number at all for a specialty × geography × setting cell with fewer than 30 contributors. Percentiles are never computed below that floor.