/PRNewswire/ For the first time in five years, the gender disparity in physician salaries narrowed, with the most significant change seen in primary care,.
Medscape Physician Compensation Report Shows Salaries Held Steady, Despite Pandemic
Telemedicine, recovery programs and post-lockdown demand helped practices rebound
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NEW YORK, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Defying predictions, physician salaries held steady in 2020, a combination of pivoting to telehealth, leveraging government programs and reducing staff to minimize the impact of office closures and restrictions on elective procedures during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the findings of the 2021 Medscape Physician Compensation Report: The Recovery Begins.
Based on responses from more than 18,000 U.S. physicians across 29 specialties, the survey – conducted October 6, 2020 to February 11, 2021 found that average salaries for primary care physicians held steady at $242,000 from $243,000 the previous year. Similarly, specialists average salaries dropped $2,000 to $344,000.