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Navigating physician compensation models can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. From the simplicity of a salary model, the flexibility of hourly pay, productivity or collections based incentive models, to profit-sharing structures, understanding how these models work is important to optimizing your pay, schedule, and satisfaction. In this post, we take a data-driven approach to dive deeper into each model, using Marit's proprietary data-set of anonymous salary contributions.

Physician compensation is shaped by a complex mix of factors - reimbursement rates, patient volume, hours worked, call schedules, payer mix and more. That’s why doctor salaries alone do not determine how satisfied they are with their pay. On Marit, the average physician satisfaction with compensation is 3.57★ out of 5, which is slightly above neutral. But how that satisfaction breaks down varies widely across the profession. Let's take a look.

Anesthesiology remains among the higher-paying physician specialties with an Average annual salary of $540k, with a range of $330k to $800k. Salaries vary significantly depending on employment type, compensation structure, location and more. In the full analysis below, we’ll break down salaries across all the relevant dimensions - by employer type, work schedule, compensation models, location, demographics, etc. to get a deeper sense of compensation dynamics in this specialty.

Hey everyone! Dr. Rob Anderson here, clinician co-founder of Marit Health. Today is a special day, one I've eagerly awaited for months. After many hours of hard work building and learning, I'm excited to announce that Marit Health is officially launching to the public! What started as a simple question—"Why isn't anyone doing anything to bring salary transparency to medicine?"—has quickly evolved into something that feels like a movement.‍

Introducing Marit - community powered anonymous salary sharing for Medicine. Thanks for joining our community and for helping make salary sharing a movement. It’s our first yet significant step towards creating the salary transparency I’ve known was possible. With continued growth and engagement from this community, we aspire to build the largest and most complete salary data set so that you have everything you need to make the right choices for you and your career. 

RVUs aren’t always equal. Learn how non-clinical responsibilities and payer mix can factor into physician compensation and what to ask before signing your next contract.