Salary levels for physicians practicing family medicine varied last year for hospital-employed physicians as well as subspecialty, and family physicians who practiced sports medicine in a hospital setting had the highest earnings in 2010, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data."
Here are the average annual compensation figures for family physicians in 2010 based on their employment status:
Family Medicine: With Obstetrics
Hospital-employed: $202,063
Not hospital-employed: $190,000
Family Medicine: Without Obstetrics
Hospital-employed: $186,048
Not hospital-employed: $195,027
Family Medicine: Ambulatory Only
Hospital-employed: $175,530
Not hospital-employed: $181,229
Family Medicine: Sports Medicine
Hospital-employed: $224,593
Not hospital-employed: $214,806
Here are the average annual compensation figures for family physicians in 2010 based on their employment status:
Family Medicine: With Obstetrics
Hospital-employed: $202,063
Not hospital-employed: $190,000
Family Medicine: Without Obstetrics
Hospital-employed: $186,048
Not hospital-employed: $195,027
Family Medicine: Ambulatory Only
Hospital-employed: $175,530
Not hospital-employed: $181,229
Family Medicine: Sports Medicine
Hospital-employed: $224,593
Not hospital-employed: $214,806
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