Here are five key statistics:
1. In 2016, women earned $91,284 less than males or 26.5 percent.
2. There is no medical specialty that women physicians earn more than male physicians.
3. Female orthopedic surgeons earned 19 percent less or $101,291 less. The average male orthopedic surgeon salary is $543,000 while women earn $442,000, according to Crain’s Cleveland Business.
4. The metro areas with the largest increase in gender gaps from 2016 to 2017 were:
• Charleston, S.C. – 8.6 percent increase
• Ann Arbor, Mich. – 8.2 percent increase
• Riverside, Calif. – 8.0 percent increase
• Providence, R.I. – 6.4 percent increase
• Indianapolis – 6.1 percent increase
5. In 2017, metro areas with the largest gender wage gaps were:
• Charleston, S.C. – female physicians earned 37 percent less
• Ann Arbor, Mich. – female physicians earned 32 percent less
• Nashville, Tenn. – female physicians earned 32 percent less
• Providence, R.I. – female physicians earned 31 percent less
• Riverside, Calif. – female physicians earned 31 percent less
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