New Orleans has the most physician pay growth of all U.S. cities, according to Doximity's 2019 Physician Employment Report.
For the report, researchers examined data on 27,000 physician job listings posted on Doximity in 2018-19 for the top 50 metropolitan areas in the U.S. They also analyzed self-reported compensation survey data from more than 70,000 licensed U.S. physicians and 7,500 nurses who practice at least 40 hours a week between 2018 and 2019.
The 10 cities where physician compensation grew the most year over year:
- New Orleans — 10 percent pay growth
- Cincinnati — 9 percent
- Ann Arbor, Mich. — 3 percent
- Hartford, Conn. — 3 percent
- Riverside, Calif. — 3 percent
- Baltimore — 2 percent
- Atlanta — 2 percent
- Rochester, N.Y. — 2 percent
- Minneapolis — 1 percent
- Charleston, S.C. — 1 percent
To view Doximity's full report, click here.