Money matters These 10 US cities saw the highest doctor pay growth in 2018 Doctor pay grew by an average of 15% in Fresno, California, and New Orleans last year, according to a Doximity report. See which other cities made the list. Feb. 12, 2019Tuesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Cities and areas that have a high demand for physicians aren’t always the ones where doctors’ pay is increasing the most, a new report from Doximity has concluded. The report drew on self-reported data from roughly 70,000 doctors surveyed in 2017 and again in 2018. Average physician compensation nationwide was about $300,000 last year, according to a Medscape report, though the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provided a much lower number—$208,000—for the median pay of physicians and surgeons in 2017. These are the top 10 U.S. cities that saw the highest increases in physician pay last year, according to Doximity’s 2018 U.S. Physician Employment Report. To learn more, see the full report from Doximity. Related reading: How much money doctors are making in 2018 The 10 cities where doctors are most in demand More in Profession In Memoriam: April 2025 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians. A 1.5-inch piece of osteopathic history: Revisiting the 1972 USPS osteopathic medicine stamp In 1972, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring osteopathic medicine in celebration of the AOA’s 75th anniversary, recognizing the profession’s growing contributions to American health care. Previous articleWe could be in a physician compensation bubble, DOs write Next articleCelebrate Black History Month with these 10 osteopathic physicians
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