Here are six breakdowns of how physician pay stacks up compared to ASC leader pay:
These statistics were pulled from a February report from Outpatient Surgery Magazine and Medscape’s Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2025.
1. Here are the 10 highest-paid physician specialties:
- Orthopedic and orthopedic surgery: $543,000
- Radiology: $520,000
- Plastic surgery: $516,000
- Cardiology: $506,000
- Anesthesiology: $499,000
- Gastroenterology: $495,000
- Urology: $485,000
- Otolaryngology: $473,000
- Oncology and hematology: $452,000
- Dermatology: $424,000
2. Here are the 15 physician specialties that reported pay declines:
- Dermatology: -11%
- Neurology: -6%
- Urology: -6%
- Plastic surgery: -4%
- Cardiology: -4%
- Ophthalmology: -4%
- Gastroenterology: -3%
- Rheumatology: -3%
- Orthopedic surgery: -3%
- Pulmonary medicine: -3%
- Oncology: -2%
- Public Health and preventative medicine: -2%
- Emergency medicine: -1%
- General surgery: -1%
- Pediatrics: -1%
3. Nearly half of physicians, 43%, said their compensation remains the same while 28% said it increased by 10% or less. Eleven percent of respondents said their pay dropped by 10% or less; overall, 18% said their pay dropped last year. The specialists overall reporting pay drops include:
4. Here are the average gross salaries for ASC leaders in 2024:
- $69,999 or less: 5.9%
- $70,000 to $79,999: 5.9%
- $80,000 to $89,999: 11.9%
- $90,000 to $99,999: 7.9%
- $100,000 to $109,999: 7.9%
- $110,000 to $119,999: 12.9%
- $120,000 to $129,999: 11.9%
- $130,000 to $139,999: 9.9%
- $140,000 to $149,999: 7.9%
- $150,000 to $159,999: 5%
- $160,000 to $169,999: 4%
- $170,000 to $179,999: 2%
- $180,000 to $189,999: 2%
- $190,000 to $199,999: 3%
- $200,000 or more: 2%
5. Here are 2024 bonuses for ASC leaders:
- $1 to $999: 37.4%
- $1,000 to $1,999: 10.1%
- $2,000 to $2,999: 5%
- $3,000 to $3,999: 5%
- $4,000 to $4,999: 3%
- $5,000 to $9,999: 11%
- $10,000 to $14,999: 6%
- $15,000 to $19,999: 6%
- $20,000 or more: 4%
- No bonus: 10.1%
- Not sure yet: 2%
6. Here is how ASC leaders’ pre-tax annual income changed between 2023 and 2024:
- Reduction: 3.1%
- No change: 27.4%
- +1%: 5.2%
- +2%: 16.5%
- +3%: 23.7%
- +4%: 3.1%
- +5%: 6.2%
- +6% to 10%: 13.4%
- +11% or more: 4.1%
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