"Internists practicing in the US told Medscape their compensation rose by roughly 5% 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 those average pay gains outpaced the annualized core inflation rate for the US of 2.7% at the end of 2025."
"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."
US internists reported average compensation rising by roughly 5% in 2025, similar to the prior year. Many physicians said they felt fairly paid, and about four in ten expected some level of compensation increase by the end of 2025. Average pay growth was around 3% for doctors overall, with primary care physicians and medical specialists showing similar neighborhood increases. Pay gains outpaced the US annualized core inflation rate of 2.7% at the end of 2025. Key drivers included higher individual productivity through more patients and more work relative value units, along with improved technology-driven efficiency in business offices. Eight specialties reported total annual compensation above $500,000, with orthopedics, cardiology, and radiology among the highest.
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