Physician owners still report higher pay than non-owners — 14 insights

Physician income largely remained stagnant from 2017 to 2018, according to Medical Economics‘ “90th Annual Physician Report.”

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Medical Economics surveyed 1,300 physicians to generate the report.

Fourteen insights on physician salary:

Average income by practice ownership

2017
1. Owner: $252,000
2. Non-owner: $241,000

2018
3. Owner: $315,000
4. Non-owner: $248,000

Average income in 2018 by practice type/employer

5. Private practice: $301,000
6. Hospital-owned practice: $288,000
7. Inpatient hospital: $278,000
8. Nonprofit: $228,000
9. Government: $206,000

Average income in 2018 by practice size

10. Solo practice: $280,000
11. Two physicians: $261,000
12. Three to 10 physicians: $307,500
13. Eleven to 50 physicians: $283,000
14. More than 50 physicians: $283,000

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