Physician Compensation Data

2009 Physician Compensation Survey, by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA)
The 2009 AMGA Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey is a national recognized compensation survey
designed to assist various management levels in evaluating and comparing current physician compensation and
productivity levels, trends and relations hips between compensation and productivity. The report and its data can assist
in making compensation-related decisions for a medial groups physicians, non-physician medical staff and select
administrative positions.
This report can also be used in various ways to identify trends and measure a medical groups own compensation and
productivity as compared to other medial groups throughout the nation. We believe the data is representative of large
multi-specialty group practices.
Specialty

Median

Starting

EAST

WEST

SOUTH

NORTH

Allergy & Immunology

Anesthesiology
Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery
Cardiology
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
Dermatology
Diagnostic Radiology-Interventional
Diagnostic Radiology-Non-Interventional
Emergency Care
Endocrinology
Family Medicine
Family Medicine-with Obstetrics
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Geriatrics
Gynecological Oncology
Gynecology
Gynecology & Obstetrics
Hematology & Medical Oncology
Hospitalist
Hypertension & Nephrology
Infectious Disease
Intensivist
Internal Medicine
Neonatology
Neurological Surgery
Neurology
Nuclear Medicine (M.D. Only)
Obstetrics
Occupation/Environmental Medicine
Opthalmology
Oral Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic-Medical
Orthopedic Surgery-Joint Replacement
Orthopedic Surgery Hand
Orthopedic Surgery Pediatrics
Orthopedic Surgery Spine
Otolaryngology
Pathology (M.D.only)
Pediatric Allergy

$241,138
$366,640
$507,143
$398,034
$366,895
$268,250
$350,627
$478,000
$438,115
$267,293
$212,281
$197,655
$202,047
$389,385
$340,000
$211,425
$406,000
$218,607
$294,190
$315,133
$211,835
$246,049
$222,094
$273,520
$205,441
$265,000
$548,186
$236,500
$414,500
$301,773
$214,146
$325,384
$380,500
$476,083
$265,345
$580,711
$465,006
$424,367
$641,728
$365,171
$344,195
$195,973

$180,000
$325,000
$350,000
$292,000
N/A
$225,000
$238,000
$435,000
$390,000
$199,782
$175,000
$144,990
$145,513
$275,000
$260,000
$157,994
N/A
N/A
$225,000
$230,366
$165,000
$180,000
$151,428
N/A
$146,251
$174,158
$450,000
$182,151
N/A
N/A
$150,000
$215,000
N/A
$370,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$300,000
N/A
N/A

$230,012
$326,667
$480,676
$349,369
$364,000
$257,728
$325,543
$407,184
$400,000
$250,000
$202,820
$179,530
N/A
$401,615
$316,380
$189,910
$422,150
$197,888
$256,533
$286,008
$192,931
$235,000
$198,710
N/A
$202,862
$229,692
$520,027
$217,146
N/A
N/A
N/A
$285,866
N/A
$434,006
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$335,000
$277,944
N/A

$264,040
$355,224
$570,076
$380,684
$389,268
$344,292
$374,737
$464,542
$445,000
$300,383
$207,718
$208,996
N/A
$385,611
$342,493
$235,109
$374,384
$204,951
$307,055
$331,372
$213,798
$284,940
$247,056
$265,419
$214,526
$336,280
$560,422
$248,040
$273,032
N/A
$212,126
$321,726
N/A
$494,863
$370,559
$648,106
$692,374
N/A
$661,978
$405,370
$335,648
N/A

$237,987
$352,625
$533,123
$424,379
N/A
N/A
$319,157
$511,485
$402,002
$251,257
$226,054
$195,941
N/A
$385,542
$316,184
$170,970
N/A
$214,469
$295,245
$343,241
$229,933
$256,293
$229,747
N/A
$203,375
$247,000
$476,518
$235,549
N/A
$363,325
N/A
$310,368
N/A
$364,964
N/A
N/A
$460,148
$500,541
N/A
$338,019
$274,767
N/A

$225,836
$375,813
$539,209
$405,704
$350,531
$264,750
$328,900
$478,000
$445,169
$279,531
$223,790
$192,475
$181,605
$394,417
$354,444
$190,769
$413,500
$241,750
$297,775
$315,719
$210,217
$238,750
$227,750
N/A
$201,853
$282,356
$562,047
$236,500
$364,393
$290,299
$223,750
$354,500
$414,750
$482,193
$190,850
$554,343
$465,000
$408,296
$608,286
$370,000
$354,750
N/A

Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Endocrinology
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Pediatric Intensive Care
Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Pulmonary Disease
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics & Adolescent
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Perinatology
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Plastic & Reconstruction
Psychiatry
Psychiatry Child
Pulmonary Disease
Radiation Therapy (M.D. only)
Reproductive Endocrinology
Rheumatologic Disease
Sports Medicine
Transplant Surgery Kidney
Transplant Surgery Liver
Trauma Surgery
Urgent Care
Urology
Vascular Surgery

$244,944
$185,901
$236,700
$205,999
$265,913
$217,767
$209,955
$176,974
$400,591
$202,832
$199,165
$394,121
$236,500
$388,929
$208,462
$214,304
$278,000
$413,518
$317,943
$219,411
$214,249
$348,000
$433,333
$465,773
$215,625
$389,198
$403,041

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$134,351
N/A
N/A
$175,000
$300,000
$163,840
$181,716
$190,218
$344,000
N/A
$185,000
$160,359
N/A
N/A
N/A
$160,008
$300,000
$284,000

$225,691
$178,498
$260,000
$167,813
$233,415
N/A
$195,085
$172,794
$350,352
$199,094
N/A
$387,414
$222,459
$337,274
$188,682
$199,169
$249,311
$357,565
$327,329
$207,773
N/A
N/A
N/A
$392,695
$204,492
$391,590
$392,946

$311,530
N/A
$311,193
$204,440
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$212,740
N/A
$359,726
$246,066
$398,393
$246,547
$261,387
$285,975
$452,837
$310,833
$222,165
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
$215,184
$387,057
$437,119

$236,680
N/A
N/A
$209,997
$259,206
N/A
N/A
$174,500
$314,995
$212,812
N/A
$374,546
$240,090
$389,314
$193,494
N/A
$271,529
$432,997
N/A
$214,936
$223,130
N/A
N/A
$366,721
$219,807
$425,066
$384,006

$277,421
$187,200
$212,083
$223,043
$255,307
$218,630;
$223,664
$201,750
$432,354
$195,951
$189,546
$423,054
$236,500
$414,185
$198,500
$205,875
$294,101
$415,250
$339,250
$220,952
$218,818
$373,628
N/A
$406,318
$218,251
$387,474
$380,907

The American Medical Group Association, which as been conducting this survey since 1986, represents the interests of medical groups
nationwide, including some of the nations largest, most prestigious integrated healthcare delivery systems.
AMGA advocates for the multi-specialty group practice model of healthcare deliver and for the patients served by edical groups through
innovation and information sharing, benchmarking and continuous striving to improve patient care. The members of AMGA deliver healthcare
to more than 50 million patients in 40 states, including 15 million capitated lives.
The average AMGA member group has 272 physicians and 13 satellite locations. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, AMGA is the strategic
partner for medical groups providing a comprehensive package of benefits, including political advocacy, educational and networking programs
and publications, benchmarking data services, and financial and operations assistance.
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