Radiology Business May 28, 2024
Marty Stempniak

Most radiologists are happy with their annual compensation but find a few parts of their job particularly challenging.

That’s according to the 2024 Medscape Radiologist Compensation Report, published Friday. Members of the specialty earned average pay of $498,000, up 3% from 2023. The figure places radiologists sixth on the list of highest paid physicians, behind orthopedists ($558,000), plastic surgeons ($536,000), cardiologists ($525,000), urologists ($515,000) and gastroenterologists ($512,000).

Specialists earned about 43% more than primary care physicians, similar to the numbers seen in 2023 and 2022. Since COVID-19, radiologists and other physicians have sat “in the driver’s seat where job offers and contract negotiations are concerned,” one expert told Medscape.

“As a rule of thumb, the specialists who generate the most...

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