A gender wage gap exists among fulltime physicians in the United States, with females earning less than their male counterparts regardless of employment status. In 2018, the largest gender wage gap existed among physicians who were employees, where women earned 22.6 percent less than men. This statistic shows the gender wage gap percentage of U.S. physicians practicing fulltime in 2018, by employment status.
Gender wage gap percentage among U.S. physicians practicing fulltime in 2018, by employment status
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Doximity. (March 19, 2019). Gender wage gap percentage among U.S. physicians practicing fulltime in 2018, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101858/percentage-wage-gap-us-physicians-employment-status-2018/
Doximity. "Gender wage gap percentage among U.S. physicians practicing fulltime in 2018, by employment status." Chart. March 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101858/percentage-wage-gap-us-physicians-employment-status-2018/
Doximity. (2019). Gender wage gap percentage among U.S. physicians practicing fulltime in 2018, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101858/percentage-wage-gap-us-physicians-employment-status-2018/
Doximity. "Gender Wage Gap Percentage among U.S. Physicians Practicing Fulltime in 2018, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101858/percentage-wage-gap-us-physicians-employment-status-2018/
Doximity, Gender wage gap percentage among U.S. physicians practicing fulltime in 2018, by employment status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101858/percentage-wage-gap-us-physicians-employment-status-2018/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Gender wage gap percentage among U.S. physicians practicing fulltime in 2018, by employment status [Graph], Doximity, March 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101858/percentage-wage-gap-us-physicians-employment-status-2018/