"Pay gains eluded dermatologists in the US in two consecutive Medscape surveys. Yet, compared to the previous year, dermatologists more often said they felt fairly paid, and around half of them expected to finish 2025 with some level of compensation increase. (Note: Respondents were full-time physicians who practice in the US only, and they reported total compensation including base salary, incentive bonus, and other income such as profit-sharing contributions.)"
"Dermatologists practicing in the US told Medscape their compensation fell by roughly 1% on average in 2025. Doctors generally said their pay increased by about 3% on average last year, with average growth rates for both primary care physicians (PCPs) and medical specialists also in that neighborhood. Many physicians worry about inflation lately, and that average pay gain among physicians overall outpaced the annualized core inflation rate for the US of 2.7% at the end of 2025."
"Matthew Wells, PhD, a senior director at Alexandria, Virginia-based AMGA Consulting, saw 2025 as "a return to normalization" with doctor compensation and looks for "consistency with increases" moving forward. The key drivers, Wells says, are rising individual physician productivity based on seeing more patients and generating more work relative value units (wRVUs), combined with improved technology-driven efficiency in their business offices."
"Practitioners in eight specialties topped $500,000 in total annual compensation. All of them except otolaryngology also reported $500,000-plus in income for last year's report. Pediatrics and public health & preventive medicine also trailed the pack in pay in our prior survey. "I absolutely am not surprised that orthopedics, cardiology, and radiology are at the top of this list, based on the supply of practitioners nati"
Dermatologists in the US reported roughly a 1% average decline in total compensation in 2025, including base salary, incentive bonuses, and other income. In the same period, physicians overall reported average pay growth of about 3%, with primary care physicians and medical specialists showing similar increases. Many physicians expressed concern about inflation, and overall pay gains outpaced the US annualized core inflation rate of 2.7% by the end of 2025. About half of dermatologists expected some level of compensation increase by the end of 2025, and more dermatologists than the prior year said they felt fairly paid. Compensation changes were linked to higher physician productivity measured by more patients and wRVUs, along with improved technology-driven office efficiency. Several specialties reported total annual compensation above $500,000, with orthopedics, cardiology, and radiology among the highest.
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