Salary surveys report declines in pulmonologist, allergist and nurse incomes

• Main Author: Robbins RA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2017-02-01
• Series: Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
• Subjects: income; pulmonologist; nurse; allergist; survey; Medscape; 2016; self-employed; employed; compensation
• Online Access: http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/2/10/salary-surveys-report-declines-in-pulmonologist-allergist-an.html

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. The 2016 Medscape Physician Compensation Report relates that orthopedic surgeons and cardiologists earn on average the most of those physicians surveyed ($443,000 and $410,000 annually) (1). Pulmonologists and critical care physicians fell in the middle of the spectrum of physician incomes ($281,000 and $306,000 respectively). Allergists were at the lower end ($205,000). Physicians in each category earned more or the same in 2016 than in 2015 except pulmonologists and allergists which were down compared to 2015 incomes of $296,000 ($15,000 decline) and $243,000 ($38,000 decline). As in years past, the survey is nonscientific. Physicians were asked to provide their annual compensation for patient care including salary, bonus, and profit sharing if employed, earnings after taxes, and deductible business expenses (but before income tax) if in private practice. The reason for the decrease is unclear but self-employed physicians (i.e., private practice) earned substantially more than employed physicians ($64,000 more for men …