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2005 Income Trends by Specialty
September/October 2006
Source: 2006 Survey of Primary Care Physicians: Career Opportunities, Financial Goals, Practice Projections. For complete survey results, visit www.merritthawkins.com.
Income Range
|
Family Practice
|
Internal Medicine
|
Pediatrics
|
| $0-100,000 |
14.7% |
15.8% |
17.2% |
| $100,001–125,000 |
18.2% |
18.7% |
17.2% |
| $125,001–150,000 |
16.4% |
14.4% |
12.1% |
| $150,001–175,000 |
14.2% |
10.1% |
7.8% |
| $175,001–200,000 |
8.4% |
11.5% |
7.8% |
| $200,001–225,000 |
6.2% |
5.8% |
3.4% |
| $225,001–250,000 |
4.0% |
2.2% |
6.0% |
| $250,001–275,000 |
1.8% |
2.2% |
3.4% |
| $275,001–300,000 |
2.7% |
4.3% |
6.9% |
| $300,001 or more |
6.7% |
9.4% |
14.7% |
| N/A |
6.7% |
5.6% |
3.4% |
Satisfaction with Net Income
Specialty
|
Excellent
|
Appropriate
|
Disappointing
|
N/A |
| Family Practice |
10.2% |
39.6% |
49.3% |
.9% |
| Internal Medicine |
8.6% |
30.2% |
61.2% |
0% |
| Pediatrics |
12.1% |
36.2% |
51.7% |
0% |
| Total |
10.5% |
35.7% |
53.0% |
.8% |
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