Meanwhile, wages for the majority of specialties were on the rise in 2023 as compared to a year earlier.
However, rising wages do not seem to be correlated with higher satisfaction rates.
For gastroenterology, the specialty with the largest rise in wages, satisfaction still shrunk by 3 percentage points. Three specialties that saw a drop in wages also saw a drop in satisfaction.
Ten specialties’ wage, satisfaction changes from 2022 to 2023:
Gastroenterologists
Wage change: +11 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: -3 percentage points
Anesthesiologists
Wage change: +10 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: +1 percentage points
Neurologists
Wage change: + 4 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: -8 percentage points
Cardiologists
Wage change: +4 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: +5 percentage points
Orthopedic surgeons
Wage change: +3 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: -2 percentage points
General surgeons
Wage change: +2 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: -4 percentage points
Dermatologists
Wage change: +1 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: -9 percentage points
Rheumatologists
Wage change: -3 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: -8 percentage points
Immunologists
Wage change: -5 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: -7 percentage points
Ophthalmologists
Wage change: -7 percent
Change in percentage of specialists who would choose the same specialty again: -2 percentage points
