Chart of the day II: White coats, pay disparities


From Medscape’s Physician Compensation Report 2016:

In our 2016 report, men still earn more than women, whether they are PCPs ($225,000 vs $192,000, respectively) or specialists ($324,000 vs $242,000, respectively). In 2012, male specialists made $242,000 vs $173,000 for women. Male PCPs made $174,000 and their female peers made $141,000. On an encouraging note, women's earnings increased more between the 2012 and 2016 reports than did men's: 36% for female PCPs and 29% for their male peers. For specialists, the percentage increases between those years are 40% for women and 34% for men.

In our 2016 report, men still earn more than women, whether they are PCPs [primary care physicians] ($225,000 vs $192,000, respectively) or specialists ($324,000 vs $242,000, respectively). In 2012, male specialists made $242,000 vs $173,000 for women. Male PCPs made $174,000 and their female peers made $141,000. On an encouraging note, women’s earnings increased more between the 2012 and 2016 reports than did men’s: 36% for female PCPs and 29% for their male peers. For specialists, the percentage increases between those years are 40% for women and 34% for men.

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