Pathologists' pay jumps 6%, and 5 more stats to know

Pathologist pay jumped nearly 6 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2022," released April 15. 

Here are six stats to know:

1. Pathologist pay hit $334,000 in 2022 compared to $316,000 in 2021, a 5.7 percent jump.

2. Women make up 38 percent of pathologists.

3. Pathologists reported an average incentive bonus of $54,000. 

4. Sixty percent of pathologists said they feel fairly compensated. 

5. Eighty-six percent of pathologists said they would choose the same specialty again. 

6. Pathologists make up 2 percent of all physicians.

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