Physician pay in the last 5 years

Here's how much physicians were paid on average over the last five years, pulled from Medscape's physician compensation reports:

 

2022

 

Primary care physicians: $260,000

Specialists: $368,000

2021

Primary care physicians: $242,000

Specialists: $344,000

2020

Primary care physicians: $243,000

Specialists: $346,000

2019:

Primary care physicians: $237,000

Specialists: $341,000

2018:

Primary care physicians: $223,000

Specialists: $329,000

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