Although overall physician salaries continue to rise steadily, the latest research reveals the caveats and complexities of physician compensation, such as a widening gender pay gap and vast differences between specialties. Published annually, the Medscape Physician Compensation Report is the most comprehensive and widely used physician salary survey in the United States, analyzing compensation, hours worked, time spent with patients, and what practitioners find the most rewarding and challenging about their jobs. Over 20,000 U.S. physicians across 30 specialties responded to this year’s online survey, delivering both good and bad news about the state of the healthcare system.

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