In a survey of practicing physicians in various countries worldwide, around half of U.S. physicians felt fairly compensated, while just one in five physicians in the UK said so. While the average compensation of surveyed physicians play a large part. Cost of living, working conditions, work-life balance and many more factors also influence whether physicians feel they are compensated fairly or not.
Percentage of physicians who felt they were fairly compensated in select countries worldwide in 2023
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: "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). Percentage of physicians who felt they were fairly compensated in select countries worldwide in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094977/physician-fair-compensation-worldwide-by-type/
Medscape. "Percentage of physicians who felt they were fairly compensated in select countries worldwide in 2023." Chart. October 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094977/physician-fair-compensation-worldwide-by-type/
Medscape. (2023). Percentage of physicians who felt they were fairly compensated in select countries worldwide in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094977/physician-fair-compensation-worldwide-by-type/
Medscape. "Percentage of Physicians Who Felt They Were Fairly Compensated in Select Countries Worldwide in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094977/physician-fair-compensation-worldwide-by-type/
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Percentage of physicians who felt they were fairly compensated in select countries worldwide in 2023 [Graph], Medscape, October 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094977/physician-fair-compensation-worldwide-by-type/
