Permanent physician salary by specialty
Compare national planning ranges for anesthesiology, gastroenterology, psychiatry, emergency medicine, OB/GYN, hospitalist, primary care, and CDI Physician Advisor roles.
Market intelligence, updated 2025
Know what the market pays before you negotiate.
Physician salary benchmarks by specialty and state. Preview permanent placement ranges, locum per diem rates, W2 structures, and 1099 contract considerations, then request the full report by email.
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What this page answers
Common physician compensation searches, answered directly.
Locum tenens per diem rates
Preview daily locum ranges and understand how urgency, call, nights, weekends, travel, and 1099 structure can change the final rate.
State and market adjustment
Use the state preview for high interest markets, then request the full report for a specialty and state specific compensation view.
National salary benchmarks
All specialties, permanent and locum
Specialty
$200k$300k$400k$500k$600k+
Range
Gastroenterology
Highest demand$440kto$610k
Cardiology, invasive
$420kto$575k
Anesthesiology
Acute shortage$395kto$525k
Urology
$380kto$535k
OB/GYN
Rural demand$295kto$525k
Emergency medicine
$275kto$425k
Psychiatry
Critical shortage$265kto$385k
Hospitalist / internal medicine
$235kto$345k
Primary care
$215kto$315k
CDI Physician Advisor
$195kto$315k
Permanent ranges reflect total cash compensation planning estimates. Academic settings often price lower. State, setting, subspecialty, call, productivity model, and benefits can materially change the offer.
Specialty
$950/day$1,500$2,500$3,500$4,600
Per diem range
Anesthesiology
Highest per diem$2,400to$4,600
Gastroenterology
$1,900to$3,800
Emergency medicine
$1,700to$3,200
OB/GYN
$1,500to$3,000
Psychiatry / telepsychiatry
$1,400to$2,600
Hospitalist / internal medicine
$1,100to$2,300
Primary care
$950to$1,900
Locum rates are daily planning ranges. Urgent starts, nights, weekends, call, travel, rural need, and 1099 terms can materially change the final rate.
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State-level preview
Top searched specialties by state.
Preview key markets below. Request the full state report for a specialty and state specific compensation view.
| State | Market position | Range |
|---|---|---|
| California | $465k to $575k | |
| New York | $445k to $560k | |
| Texas | $415k to $535k | |
| Florida | $400k to $525k | |
| Ohio | $385k to $505k |
| State | Market position | Range |
|---|---|---|
| California | $490k to $640k | |
| New York | $470k to $625k | |
| Texas | $455k to $605k | |
| Florida | $445k to $590k | |
| Tennessee | $435k to $575k |
| State / setting | Market position | Range |
|---|---|---|
| California | $310k to $420k | |
| Washington | $300k to $410k | |
| Telepsychiatry | $285k to $400k | |
| Texas | $275k to $385k | |
| Rural shortage areas | $280k to $410k |
What drives compensation
Four factors that move your number.
The national range is a starting point. Your true market value depends on setting, geography, subspecialty, contract model, schedule, and urgency.
Practice setting
Private practice, hospital employment, academic medicine, and locum work price differently. Academic settings often trade compensation for protected time and institutional prestige.
Academic vs private: often 10% to 15% differential
Geographic market
Coastal markets, rural shortage areas, and high-demand states can all price above median, but the reason for the premium differs by market.
Rural access incentive: often 8% to 20%
Subspecialty training
Cardiac anesthesia, interventional GI, MFM, child psychiatry, and other subspecialties can command a meaningful premium.
Subspecialty premium: often 8% to 25%
Compensation model
Base salary, wRVU production, quality incentives, call stipends, benefits, malpractice coverage, and 1099 terms all affect the real value of a role.
Productivity can change total compensation materially
Roles behind the numbers
Use benchmarks alongside real role context.
Anesthesiology
ASC, cardiac, regional, and locum searches
Benchmark the offer against call burden, setting, employment model, case mix, and credentialing urgency before you compare numbers.
Gastroenterology
General GI, ERCP, EUS, and locum cover
Procedure mix, call, volume, partnership path, and ownership model can move a role above or below a public benchmark.
Psychiatry
Remote, inpatient, child and adolescent roles
Salary context changes quickly when license states, patient population, telehealth model, documentation, and schedule are factored in.
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For health systems and practices
Calibrate your offer before you lose the candidate.
The most common reason a physician declines an offer is compensation below their market expectation. Verovian provides salary benchmarking for every candidate we introduce, so both parties negotiate with the same market context.
Request compensation calibrationPractice facing requests go to [email protected].
Both parties see the same number
Before an introduction, the physician knows the compensation range and the practice knows the physician's expectation.
Live placement context
Public annual reports are the baseline. Recent Verovian placement context helps adjust for markets that have moved quickly.
Specialty and state specific
Offer design should account for specialty, state, setting, subspecialty, call, schedule, and W2 or 1099 structure.
Frequently asked
Questions about these benchmarks.
Are these ranges for permanent or locum positions?
Both. The toggle above switches between permanent annual compensation and locum per diem rates. The full report can be requested by email.
What affects physician compensation?
Specialty, state, practice setting, subspecialty training, W2 or 1099 structure, call burden, shift pattern, productivity model, and urgency all affect the final number.
How can I request the full benchmark report?
Send your email, specialty, state, and role type through the report form. We will send the relevant salary benchmark report by email.
Can I request a private benchmark?
Yes. Include your target compensation range, role type, and setting in the form. We can reply with a private market read.
Can practices request compensation calibration?
Yes. Practices can request offer calibration before briefing a search. Practice facing requests are routed through [email protected].
Should I compare W2 and 1099 differently?
Yes. W2 compensation and 1099 rates should be compared after accounting for benefits, malpractice coverage, taxes, travel, call, schedule, and contract risk.
For physicians
Know your value. Then move with context.
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For practices
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