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7 compensation trends reshaping physician careers in 2025

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Physician pay is up 3.7% — but that might be where the good news ends. From widening gender gaps to reimbursement-driven burnout, here are the key compensation trends shaking up the profession.

Physician compensation grew 3.7% from 2023 to 2024, according to Doximity's Physician Compensation Report 2025. But behind that modest gain lies a troubling landscape: widening wage gaps, falling real income and growing dissatisfaction across nearly every specialty.

The pressures of underpayment, overwork and administrative burden are not just frustrating physicians — they're reshaping the entire profession.

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