While overall physician pay has remained fairly level, a small handful of specialties saw double-digit increases in pay, according to this year's edition of an annual survey by compensation consultants Sullivan, Cotter and Associates. According to the study, which surveyed 264 healthcare organizations, neurosurgeons enjoyed a dramatic jump in overall cash compensation between 2004 and 2006, with totals climbing 28.1 percent during that period. Compensation for pathology (25.6 percent), anesthesiology (18.9 percent), dermatology (18.7 percent) and radiology (16.9 percent) also rose markedly, researchers said. Among primary care physicians, meanwhile, pediatrics docs saw the biggest compensation increase, at 13.2 percent. Specialist pay growth may be peaking, however; about 15 percent of organizations responding to the survey said that they planned to cut back on compensation during 2006.
To get more survey data:
- see this press release