Doximity, the professional network for healthcare professionals, recently released its annual Physician Compensation report. More than 65,000 verified U.S. physicians participated in the survey.
Based on Doximity’s findings, we listed 10 metro areas with the highest compensation and 10 with the lowest compensation for physicians in 2017.
To help you in selecting a medical college, we collected the data of physicians available for every 100,000 residents along with the school having the best medical program in every metro area.
Sources of data:
(1) Physicians/100,000 residents (or Physicians/100,000 R): Bestplace.net
(2) Salary: doximity.com
10 Metro Areas with Highest Compensation
| City | Physicians/100,000 R | Average Salary | Top Medical School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | 238 | $402,273 | U of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Milwaukee, WI | 242 | $398,4313 | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Jacksonville, FL | 260 | $379,820 | U of North Florida |
| Indianapolis, IN | 272 | $378,011 | Indiana U |
| San Jose, CA | 257 | $376,585 | San Jose State U |
| Phoenix, AZ | 201 | $372,669 | U of Arizon, College of Medicine |
| Kansas City, MO | 205 | $372,555 | U of Missouri, Kansas City |
| Dallas, TX | 210 | $371,398 | U of Texas Southwestern |
| Los Angeles, CA | 211 | $371,227 | UC Los Angeles |
| Salt Lake, UT | 233 | $370,472 | U of Utah |
10 Metro Areas with Lowest Compensation
| Physicians/100,000 R | Average Salary | Top Medical School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham, NC | 433 | $282,035 | Duke U |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 607 | $302,692 | U of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| Baltimore, MD | 372 | $304,002 | Johns Hopkins U |
| New Haven, CT | 318 | $308,262 | Yale U |
| Rochester, NY | 294 | $312,503 | U of Rochester |
| Washington, DC | 410 | $312,834 | Georgetown U |
| Denver, CO | 368 | $313,895 | U of Colorado, Denver |
| Philadelphia, PA | 243 | $315,930 | U of Pennsylvania |
| Boston, MA | 554 | $316,630 | Harvard U |
| Charleston, SC | 478 | $319,115 | Medical U of South Carolina |
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