The physician specialty with the highest 5-year pay jump

Primary care physicians saw a 18.3% jump in total cash compensation over the last five years, according to SullivanCotter’s 2023 “Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey.”

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The report researched more than 306,765 physicians, advanced practice providers and PhDs.

Here is the median total cash compensation increase by specialty:

Primary care

2022-23 increase: 9.5%

Five-year increase: 18.3%

Hospital-based

2022-23 increase: 8.7%

Five-year increase: 11.9%

Adult surgical

2022-23 increase: 7%

Five-year increase: 11.1%

Pediatric medical

2022-23 increase: 5%

Five-year increase: 11.4%

Adult medical

2022-23 increase: 4%

Five-year increase: 10.3%

Pediatric surgical

2022-23 increase: 3.8%

Five-year increase: 5.7%

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