"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."
Pediatricians in the US reported average compensation that was essentially flat in 2025. Compared with the prior year, more pediatricians said they felt fairly paid, and about one third expected some level of compensation increase by the end of 2025. Physicians reported total compensation including base salary, incentive bonus, and other income such as profit-sharing contributions. Overall physician pay increased by about 3% on average, with primary care physicians and medical specialists showing similar growth rates. Average pay gains outpaced annualized core inflation of 2.7% by the end of 2025. Key drivers included higher physician productivity through more patients and more work relative value units, along with improved technology-driven office efficiency. Eight specialties reported total annual compensation above $500,000, with pediatrics and public health & preventive medicine trailing in prior results.
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