Thirty-eight percent of physicians have outside paid work, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Physician Compensation Report,” published April 11.
Here are three more stats to know about physician side gigs:
1. Sixty-one percent of surveyed primary care physicians said they have outside paid work, and 62% of specialists, according to Medscape’s survey.
2. Internal medicine physicians had the highest amount of average secondary income in 2023, with $60,000. Second, was family medicine, who had an average of $54,000, according to Medical Economics’ 2024 Physician Report.
3. Here are the top 10 sources of secondary income for physicians, according to Medical Economics.
- Consulting
- Medical administrator
- Clinic work
- Teaching
- Expert witness
- Market research
- Hospice
- Hospital, not emergency department
- Clinical trials/research
- Speaking
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