According to new survey data from Sullivan, Cotter and Associates Inc., a health care consulting firm, primary care physicians saw their total cash compensation rise by 3.4% from 2014 to 2015. Medical specialists saw an increase of 2.5%, and surgeons saw a rise of 2.3%. Overall, physicians saw their payRead More

If you’re a physician in the job market, you’ve probably heard about employers that offer signing bonuses and/or retention bonuses. Many do offer jobs with these perks, and employers use them to encourage physicians to sign on the dotted line, or to remain with that group for a certain periodRead More

Let’s face it: No one likes call, but in your career as a physician, you’re most likely going to have to take it. So as you weigh the pros and cons of job offers, it’s important to understand how you’ll be paid for taking call—and how call duty will affectRead More

You’ve just completed your residency and you’ve been offered two attractive positions, one in a private practice and one in a hospital. If you’re like most new physicians, you’ll probably opt for the hospital job, even though you may prefer the friendlier, more intimate setting of the private practice. “InRead More

If you are a woman practicing medicine today, you are probably being paid less than your male colleagues. The data come from several sources. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median weekly earnings of female physicians and surgeons in 2014 was $1,246, compared to the weekly earnings forRead More

One of the most important components of job satisfaction, no matter what profession you’re in, is feeling that you are being fairly compensated. That’s a problem for physicians, many of whom think their compensation is unfair. According to a 2015 survey conducted by Medscape, about half of physicians of allRead More