According to a survey of practicing physicians in various countries, female physicians generally had lower salaries than their male counterparts. The average male physician in the United States earned 386,000 U.S. dollars while female doctors were paid just 300,000 U.S. dollars. In terms of percentage, the pay gap was widest in Portugal, where male doctors earned over 60 percent more than female doctors.
Salaries of physicians in select countries worldwide in 2023, by gender
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
U.S.: October 7, 2022 to January 17, 2023; Outside U.S.: December 21, 2022 to May 31, 2023
Special properties
Full-time practicing physicians, Medscape member physicians
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Number of respondents surveyed were not given in this report. A previous report from 2019 had 25,699 respondents.
The source adds the following: "Currencies were converted to U.S. dollars, using exchange rates in effect on December 30, 2022. U.S. data were weighted to the American medical Association's physician distribution by state, specialty, and gender; data for the other countries were not weighted. U.S. respondents who completed the survey were entered in a sweepstakes for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card."
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Medscape. (October 11, 2023). Salaries of physicians in select countries worldwide in 2023, by gender (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094956/primary-care-physician-salaries-worldwide-by-gender/
Medscape. "Salaries of physicians in select countries worldwide in 2023, by gender (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094956/primary-care-physician-salaries-worldwide-by-gender/
Medscape. (2023). Salaries of physicians in select countries worldwide in 2023, by gender (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094956/primary-care-physician-salaries-worldwide-by-gender/
Medscape. "Salaries of Physicians in Select Countries Worldwide in 2023, by Gender (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094956/primary-care-physician-salaries-worldwide-by-gender/
Medscape, Salaries of physicians in select countries worldwide in 2023, by gender (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094956/primary-care-physician-salaries-worldwide-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Salaries of physicians in select countries worldwide in 2023, by gender (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Medscape, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094956/primary-care-physician-salaries-worldwide-by-gender/
