Becker's Hospital Review

8 Compensation Median compensation Anesthesiologists: $398,240 (0.9 percent in- crease from 2013) Cardiologists: $425,000 (1 percent increase from 2013) Dermatologists: $419,146 (1.9 percent increase from 2013) Endocrinologists: $233,769 (0.2 percent de- crease from 2013) Emergency room physicians: $316,739 (5.2 percent increase from 2013) Family medicine physicians: $229,607 (2.6 percent decrease from 2013) Gastroenterologists: $471,336 (9 percent de- crease from 2013) General Surgeons: $380,778 (2 percent increase from 2013) Internal medicine physicians: $237,548 (4.7 percent increase from 2013) Neurologists: $268,096 (5.1 percent increase from 2013) OB/GYN: $322,423 (3.2 percent increase from 2013) Oncologists: $367,404 (4.9 percent increase from 2013) Ophthalmologists: $380,600 (2.2 percent in- crease from 2013) Orthopedic surgeons: $538,123 (2.5 percent increase from 2013) Pediatricians: $232,097 (4.2 percent increase from 2013) Psychiatrists: $232,750 (3.5 percent increase from 2013) Pulmonologists: $304,367 (1.2 percent increase from 2013) Rheumatologists: $239,112 (0.5 percent decrease from 2013) Urologists: $434,563 (2.3 percent increase from 2013) Median work RVU Anesthesiologists: N/A Cardiologists: 7,335 Dermatologists: 7,333 Endocrinologists: 4,601 Emergency room physicians: 7,664 Family medicine physicians: 4,975 Gastroenterologists: 8,349 General Surgeons: 6,782 Internal medicine physicians: 4,708 Neurologists: 4,639 OB/GYN: 6,974 Oncologists: 4,652 Ophthalmologists: 8,460 Orthopedic surgeons: 8,133 Pediatricians: 5,448 Psychiatrists: 4,169 Pulmonologists: 6,120 Rheumatologists: 4,558 Urologists: 7,344 Mean compensation for men and women Anesthesiologists — men: $350,000 Anesthesiologists — women: $295,000 Cardiologists —men: $356,000 Cardiologists — women: $309,000 Dermatologists —men: $329,000 Dermatologists — women: $272,000 Endocrinologists — men: $195,000 Endocrinologists — women: $161,000 Emergency room physicians — men: $283,000 Emergency room physicians — women: $235,000 Family medicine physicians — men: $187,000 Family medicine physicians — women: $157,000 Gastroenterologists — men: $350,000 Gastroenterologists — women: $331,000 General Surgeons — men: $307,000 General Surgeons — women: $240,000 Internal medicine physicians — men: $195,000 Internal medicine physicians — women: $173,000 Neurologists — men: $226,000 Neurologists — women: $200,000 OB/GYN — men: $256,000 OB/GYN — women: $229,000 Oncologists — men: $303,000 Oncologists — women: $254,000 Ophthalmologists — men: $300,000 Ophthalmologists — women: $256,000 Orthopedic surgeons — men: $418,000 Orthopedic surgeons — women: $354,000 Pediatricians — men: $198,000 Pediatricians — women: $165,000 Psychiatrists — men: $209,000 Psychiatrists — women: $178,000 Pulmonologists — men: $266,000 Pulmonologists — women: $216,000 Rheumatologists — men: $228,000 Rheumatologists — women: $181,000 Urologists — men: $348,000 Urologists — women: $353,000 Lowest paying region*, by mean compensation Anesthesiologists: Northwest ($296,000) Cardiologists: West ($308,000) Dermatologists: South Central ($238,000) Endocrinologists: Northwest ($129,000) Emergency room physicians: Northeast ($248,000) Family medicine physicians: Mid-Atlantic ($165,000) and Southwest ($166,000) Gastroenterologists: Mid Atlantic ($319,000) General Surgeons: South Central ($280,000) Internal medicine physicians: Northeast ($172,000) Neurologists: Southwest ($186,000) OB/GYN: Northeast ($234,000) Oncologists: Northeast ($255,000) Ophthalmologists: Southwest ($239,000) Orthopedic surgeons: West ($343,000) Pediatricians: West ($172,000) Psychiatrists: Great Lakes, Southeast and North- east ($192,000) Pulmonologists: Northwest ($218,000) Rheumatologists: South Central ($166,000) Urologists: Northeast ($320,000) Highest paying region*, by mean compensation Anesthesiologists: North Central ($365,000) Cardiologists: Northwest ($434,000) Dermatologists: Southwest ($385,000) 200 Statistics on Physician Compensation (continued from cover)

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