Medscape surveyed 2,000 physicians under 40 from Oct. 5 to Jan. 19 on their salary, incentives and other measures.
Here’s how young physician compensation is rising by region:
- West North Central: 20 percent
- East Central: 12 percent
- West: 9 percent
- New England: 8 percent
- Mid-Atlantic: 7 percent
- Pacific: 7 percent
- South Atlantic: 4 percent
- West South Central: 2 percent
West North Central states: Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas
East Central states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee
West states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming
New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Mid-Atlantic states: New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
Pacific states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington
South Atlantic states: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia
Pacific states: Alaska, California, Hawaii and Washington
West South Central states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
