Doximity surveyed more than 33,000 physicians between January and December 2023 for the report.
Five notes:
1. The average annual neurosurgeon pay is $763,908, the report said. Thoracic surgery and orthopedic surgery followed with average annual salaries of $720,634 and $654,815, respectively.
2. Neurosurgery pay dipped slightly from 2022 but remained the top-paid specialty. The average pay according to Doximity’s 2023 Physician Compensation Report was $788,313 per year.
3. Single-specialty group physicians saw the highest average pay across all specialties with an average of $461,368 annually. Multispecialty group physicians saw an average of $447,546 per year, and solo practice physicians saw an average of $443,274 per year.
4. Hospital physicians saw an average yearly compensation of $422,146.
5. Gender pay gaps remained in 2023, the report said. However the gap decreased from 26% in 2022 to 23%. Orthopedics has the largest pay gap with male surgeons making an average $661,801 and female surgeons making an average $559,222.
