• Doctors' Incomes Are on the Rise -- Is Yours?For many physicians, earnings are looking better and they're more satisfied with their practice, according to Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2017.
• Cardiologists' Pay Matches Last Year, More Are in ACA Exchanges Their income had slipped to third highest among specialties compared with last year, but half of US cardiologists in the 2017 Medscape Cardiologist Compensation Report said they were fairly compensated.
• Endocrinologists Want Better Pay, Survey Finds In the latest Medscape Physician Compensation Report, endocrinology still ranks near the bottom among medical specialties, and endocrinologists are among the most likely to say they deserve more.
• Family Physicians Among Lowest Paid, Especially Female Physicians The new Medscape Compensation Report finds that family physicians, with a 1% increase to $209,000, fell to second-lowest pay rank this year.
• Internists' Pay Rises 1%; Ranking Stuck Near Bottom Only about half of the internists who responded to the Medscape compensation survey are happy with their current income; most of the others say they should make at least 26% more than they do now.
• Neurologist Income Up 3%, but Many Unsatisfied With Pay Neurologists rank in the lower third in terms of compensation for all physicians; only 50% feel they are fairly compensated.
• Ob/Gyn Pay Rises 3%; Only Half Feel Fairly Compensated Ob/gyns are in the middle among physicians in this year's Medscape Compensation Report. Among those dissatisfied with pay, more than a third say they should make 26% to 50% more.
• Oncologists' Income in 2017 About the Same as Last Year This year's Medscape Physician Compensation Report places US oncologists in about the middle of the pack compared to other specialists, with almost all respondents saying they made the right choice when selecting their specialty.
• Ophthalmologists Highly Satisfied With Their Chosen Career The 2017 Medscape Physician Compensation Report found that ophthalmologists are highly satisfied with their career. If given the chance, most would choose medicine and the same specialty again.
• Pediatricians Lowest Paid, but Among Happiest at Work Just more than half of pediatricians surveyed are happy with their pay, whereas nearly a third of those unhappy with their compensation say they should make at least a quarter more.
• Psychiatrist Incomes Remain Near the Bottom of the Scale Psychiatrists continue to rank below the mean in terms of compensation. In addition, significant gender pay gaps persist, according to Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2017.
• Rheumatologists' Pay Up Slightly: Still Trails Most Specialties According to the 2017 Medscape Physician Compensation Report, rheumatologists reported only a 1% pay rise from 2016. Their average compensation this year ranks below the middle among all physicians.

• Sample size: 19,270 Physicians across 27+ specialties met the screening criteria
• Recruitment period: December 20, 2016 through March 7, 2017
• Data collection: Via online survey collection site
• Sampling error: The margin of error for the survey was +/-0.69% at a 95% confidence level

The Medscape Physician Compensation Report is the most comprehensive and widely used physician salary survey in the United States for the seventh year in a row. Over 400,000 US physicians have used this report to access not only salary information, but also important factors affecting income, such as hours worked, time spent with patients, what they find most rewarding—and most challenging—about their jobs, and more. More than 19,200 physicians in more than 27 specialties responded to this year's Medscape compensation survey.

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