The Medscape Physician Compensation Report indicates that the average physician compensation for specialists in 2018 is $329,000, which is up from $316,000 in 2017. Compensation includes salary, bonus, and profit-sharing contributions. The annual survey also shows that physician income has been rising steadily over the past seven years.
The average compensation for sleep-related specialties continues to vary:
- Anesthesiology: $386K
- Otolaryngology: $383K
- Pulmonary Medicine: $321K
- Psychiatry: $273K
- Neurology: $244K
- Internal Medicine: $230K
- Family Medicine: $219K
- Pediatrics: $212K
Results are based on responses from more than 20,000 physicians in over 29 specialties who responded to the compensation survey.
