Young physicians working in outpatient clinics are making on average $65,000 less than those in hospitals, according to Medscape's "Young Physician Compensation Report 2022."
Medscape surveyed 2,000 physicians under 40 from Oct. 5 to Jan. 19 about their salary, incentives and other metrics.
Here are the average salaries for young physicians based on setting:
Office-based single-specialty group practice: $327,000
Office-based multispecialty group practice: $308,000
Healthcare organization: $296,000
Hospital: $293,000
Academic (nonhospital, research, military, government: $281,000
Outpatient clinic: $228,000