DOCTOR SALARY IN UNITED STATES

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Average gross salary for Doctor GROSS SALARY
US$ 163,175
Average net salary for Doctor NET SALARY
US$ 118,402
The most typical salary for Doctor MOST TYPICAL GROSS
US$ 261,137
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  Updated: 19 Jul 2020   Diff. gross vs. net: 27%
  Salary entries: 102

Doctor Earnings in United States

Average salary for Doctor in United States is US$ 163,175.

Average take home earning is US$ 118,402 (Net).

The most typical salary is US$ 261,137 (Gross).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
28 % US$ 261,137
36 % US$ 201,835
37 % US$ 195,000
58 % US$ 150,444
80 % US$ 95,608
90 % US$ 64,400
99 % US$ 44,664
City Avg. gross salary Salary entries
New York City US$ 172,555 09
Boston US$ 188,750 04
San Francisco US$ 183,500 04
Houston US$ 146,250 04
Chicago US$ 205,333 03
Dallas US$ 195,000 03
Orlando US$ 153,333 03
Minneapolis US$ 133,107 03
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  SALARY BY LEVEL   DOCTOR   UNITED STATES

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Salary levels Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
More US$ 261,137
29
205K US$ 201,835
08
195K US$ 195,000
01
185K US$ 181,742
07
175K US$ 179,000
01
165K US$ 160,000
04
155K US$ 150,444
09
145K US$ 145,750
02
135K US$ 131,250
04
125K US$ 123,750
04
115K US$ 113,000
02
105K US$ 100,555
09
95K US$ 95,608
02
85K US$ 82,000
03
75K US$ 72,500
02
65K US$ 64,400
05
55K US$ 52,750
04
45K US$ 44,664
05
35K US$ 35,000
01

  SALARY BY GENDER   DOCTOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 169,422 60
Women US$ 147,565 32
N/A US$ 175,650 10

  SALARY BY EDUCATION   DOCTOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Doctorate Degree US$ 161,643 89
Masters Degree US$ 176,363 11
Bachelors Degree US$ 158,843 02

Doctor workers holding Masters Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in United States. With an earned Masters Degree, they grosses US$ 176,363. While Doctor workers with Bachelors Degree education earn the least, with an average gross income of US$ 158,843. This is 11.03% lower of what Masters Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE   DOCTOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 167,615 26
16-20 Years US$ 212,269 13
12-16 Years US$ 188,768 12
8-12 Years US$ 175,454 11
4-8 Years US$ 165,688 10
2-4 Years US$ 115,600 10
1-2 Years US$ 114,000 11
0-1 Year US$ 140,480 09

Doctor workers in United States with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 16-20 Years of experience earn a gross average of US$ 212,269 compared to US$ 114,000 for their counterparts with 1-2 Years of experience. The difference between workers with 16-20 Years of experience and 1-2 Years is 86.20%.


  SALARY BY AGE   DOCTOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
63-68 US$ 230,000 06
57-62 US$ 173,666 09
51-56 US$ 185,642 14
45-50 US$ 171,181 11
39-44 US$ 182,658 14
33-38 US$ 146,692 13
27-32 US$ 118,509 19
22-26 US$ 124,420 06
N/A US$ 175,650 10
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  SALARY BY JOB TYPE   DOCTOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 164,295 77
Contract US$ 168,640 05
Self Employed US$ 163,888 18
Part Time US$ 100,000 02
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  SALARY BY CITY   DOCTOR   UNITED STATES

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# Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Seattle Doctor in Seattle US$ 233,600 02
2. Los Angeles Doctor in Los Angeles US$ 216,343 02
3. Chicago Doctor in Chicago US$ 205,333 03
4. Dallas Doctor in Dallas US$ 195,000 03
5. Boston Doctor in Boston US$ 188,750 04
6. San Francisco Doctor in San Francisco US$ 183,500 04
7. Pittsburgh Doctor in Pittsburgh US$ 180,000 02
8. Las Vegas Doctor in Las Vegas US$ 180,000 02
9. New York City Doctor in New York City US$ 172,555 09
10. Providence Doctor in Providence US$ 163,250 02

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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    DOCTOR

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. United States United States US$ 163,175 US$ 163,175 102
2. Canada Canada Doctor in Canada US$ 146,347 CA$ 165,883 26
3. Australia Australia Doctor in Australia US$ 124,235 AU$ 149,762 15
4. United Kingdom United Kingdom Doctor in United Kingdom US$ 107,313 GBP 73,872 29
5. India India Doctor in India US$ 18,888 INR 1,207,433 60

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(24/24)  EMERGENCY MEDICAL PHYSICIAN


 Posted: 19 Jul 2020

Doctorate Degree, 16-20 years: "Owning two urgent cares, managing the company while seeing patients."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 300,000


(23/24)  PHARMACIST


 Posted: 23 Mar 2020

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "The way i work is a good way to be the way i work is a good w."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 160,000


(22/24)  URGENT CARE


 Posted: 08 Jan 2020

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "Providing health care to acutely ill patients."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 300,000


(21/24)  MEDICAL PRACTITIONER


 Posted: 11 Aug 2019

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Seeing and treating patients."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 160,000


(20/24)  INTERNAL MEDICINE


 Posted: 30 Jul 2019

Doctorate Degree, 16-20 years: "Caring for patient in hospital."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 300,000


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(19/24)  CHIROPRACTOR


 Posted: 16 Jun 2019

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "Doctor of chiropractic."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 100,000


(18/24)  PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT


 Posted: 10 Jun 2019

Masters Degree, 1-2 years: "Assistance to physician, sees own patients under supervision of physician."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 105,000


(17/24)  OPHTHALMOLOGY


 Posted: 06 Mar 2019

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "Surgery and patient care."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 250,000


(16/24)  GENERAL DOCTOR


 Posted: 02 Jan 2019

Doctorate Degree, 4-8 years: "I am a general doctor."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 187,200


(15/24)  GYNECOLOGIST


 Posted: 23 Dec 2018

Doctorate Degree, 4-8 years: "Women’s health and labor & delivery."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 250,000


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(14/24)  GENERAL PRACTITIONER


 Posted: 30 Nov 2018

Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "I deal with all patients that enter the hospital and handle any issue that a specialist isn't needed for."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 80,000


(13/24)  CHIROPRACTOR


 Posted: 19 Nov 2018

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "I adjust people."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 100,000


(12/24)  PHARMACIST


 Posted: 27 Sep 2018

Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Verification and dosing."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 116,000


(11/24)  HOSPITALIST


 Posted: 29 Aug 2018

Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "In-hospital work 2 weeks on 2 weeks off."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 300,000


(10/24)  PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT


 Posted: 14 Aug 2018

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Diagnose and manage patients."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 110,000


(9/24)  INTERNIST


 Posted: 22 Jun 2018

Doctorate Degree, 8-12 years: "Internal medicine doctor."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 275,000


(8/24)  PHYSICIAN


 Posted: 18 Jun 2018

Doctorate Degree, 1-2 years: "Physician primary care."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 225,000


(7/24)  PRIMARY CARE


 Posted: 06 Jun 2018

Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Primary medical care."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 65,000


(6/24)  PHYSICIAN


 Posted: 09 Jan 2018

Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "ID, Division chief, Professor at Medical School."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 255,000


(5/24)  FELLOW


 Posted: 08 Dec 2017

Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Conduct research on mobile health."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 52,000


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(4/24)  ANESTHESIOLOGY RESIDENT


 Posted: 13 Oct 2017

Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "4 year residency training program towards becoming certified anesthesiologist."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 64,000


(3/24)  SENIOR SCIENTIST


 Posted: 12 Sep 2017

Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Synthetic organic chemist working in pharmaceutical industry."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 130,000


(2/24)  RESIDENT PHYSICIAN


 Posted: 26 Jul 2017

Doctorate Degree, 1-2 years: "Patient care at pediatric clinic and hospital."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 50,000


(1/24)  EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN


 Posted: 30 Jun 2017

Doctorate Degree, 16-20 years: "Run Emergency Department in small hospital."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 200,000


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