Healthcare DIVE December 7, 2021
Hailey Mensik

Dive Brief:

  • Over the course of a 40-year career, a male physician will earn an average adjusted gross income of $8.3 million while a female physician earns $6.3 million, according to research from the nonprofit Rand Corporation published Monday in Health Affairs.
  • The gap is largest in surgical specialties where male physicians earned about $2.5 million more than female physicians — and smallest in primary care, where male physicians earned about $900,000 more than female physicians over a career.
  • Female physicians earned significantly less than their male peers even when accounting for factors including hours worked, clinical revenue, practice type, specialty and location and years of experience, according to the report.

Dive Insight:

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