The average resident's pay increases by $13,000 after six years of training, according to data from Medscape. 

Three nurses with doctorates of nursing practice in California recently sued the state's attorney general, leaders of the Medical Board of California and the California Board of Registered Nursing over the right to call themselves "doctor."

Medscape surveyed 1,000 residents on their earnings in its 2023 "Resident and Salary Debt Report."

Eighty-six percent of residents who do not feel fairly compensated said it's because their compensation does not reflect their work hours, according to Medscape's "Resident Salary & Debt Report 2023."

The American Hospital Association sent a comment letter Sept. 11 to CMS arguing that the Medicare physician payment schedule should be revised.

Proposed Medicare cuts for physicians are "bad policy, bad timing and bad for patients," threatening healthcare access, the American Medical Association said in a Sept. 11 news release. 

The American Medical Association has sent a comment letter to CMS urging the agency to make changes to the Medicare physician payment schedule, which the AMA argues is bad policy for both patients and providers.

Psychiatry is the fastest-growing physician specialty, and the average annual salary in the field is $247,350.

The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is urging the White House to establish federal leadership focused on patient safety in its most recent report to President Joe Biden.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, MD, has announced $30 million in loan repayment for healthcare workers.

Here are five stats on physician compensation in 2023 that physicians should know:

Here is how employed physicians are compensated, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."

Here are seven compensation updates Becker's reported in August that physicians should know:

Here are nine stats to know about pediatrician pay, according to the Medscape "Pediatrician Compensation Report 2023:"

Thirty-one percent of employed physicians' compensation is structured by salary only, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."

Here are three major noncompete wins that Becker's has reported on since June 27:

Here are the states ranked by overall happiness compared to average physician salary, according to data from ZipRecruiter and personal finance website WalletHub:

The specialty with the lowest pay growth in the last five years increased by only $2,000 while the specialty with the highest pay bump increased by more than $100,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Reports" for 2023 and 2018.

Urologist pay grew by $133,000 in the last five years, whereas pay for emergency medicine specialists — the specialty with the smallest growth — increased by only $2,000, according to data from Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023 and 2018.

Here are six updates on physician compensation that Becker's has reported on since June 29: