Thirty-one percent of employed physicians' compensation is structured by salary only, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."
The report included responses from 1,003 physicians across more than 29 specialties. Responses were collected from March 10 to May 31.
Here is how employed physicians' compensation is structured, according to Medscape:
Base salary, productivity targets and other performance metrics: 32 percent
Salary only: 31 percent
Base salary and other incentives: 25 percent
Hundred percent productivity targets: 6 percent
Other: 5 percent