According to a 2024 survey, self-employed physicians in the United States earned more than employed physicians, although the gap is decreasing. In 2023, doctors earned an annual compensation of approximately 353 thousand U.S. dollars when employed and 391 thousand when self-employed.
Annual compensation earned by employed and self-employed U.S. physicians from 2021 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)
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Medscape. (April 12, 2024). Annual compensation earned by employed and self-employed U.S. physicians from 2021 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/590869/compensation-earned-by-us-physicians-by-employment-type/
Medscape. "Annual compensation earned by employed and self-employed U.S. physicians from 2021 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/590869/compensation-earned-by-us-physicians-by-employment-type/
Medscape. (2024). Annual compensation earned by employed and self-employed U.S. physicians from 2021 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/590869/compensation-earned-by-us-physicians-by-employment-type/
Medscape. "Annual Compensation Earned by Employed and Self-employed U.S. Physicians from 2021 to 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/590869/compensation-earned-by-us-physicians-by-employment-type/
Medscape, Annual compensation earned by employed and self-employed U.S. physicians from 2021 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/590869/compensation-earned-by-us-physicians-by-employment-type/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Annual compensation earned by employed and self-employed U.S. physicians from 2021 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Medscape, April 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/590869/compensation-earned-by-us-physicians-by-employment-type/