Race and Gender Gap Remains in Physician Compensation
Trends in physician wealth and lifestyle highlight unchanged gender disparity year over year
- 60% of doctors report family net worth exceeding that for an average American family ($748,800).
- Gender disparity in net worth virtually unchanged year-to-year.
- Top three expenses: mortage on primary residence, car loan payments, and credit card debt.
- 1/4 of orthopaedic surgeons own homes bigger than 5000 square feet (twice the average newly constructed American home of 2485 square feet).
- Level of squabbling with spouses or partners over finances mirrors American mainstream.
Source
Medscape. Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023. Accessed July 14, 2023.
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