Compensation for employed physicians continues to rely heavily on performance-based models, with more than one-third receiving pay tied to both salary and productivity, according to Medscape’s Employed Physicians Report 2025, published Oct. 31.
The report is based on a survey of 823 employed physicians conducted between March 19 and June 3.
Here’s how employed physicians’ compensation is structures:
- Base salary + productivity targets + other performance metrics: 36%
- Salary only: 28%
- Base salary + other incentives: 26%
- 100% productivity targets: 6%
- Other: 3%
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