average annual salary of a doctor
On average, primary care physicians overall -- and family physicians, specifically -- earn $195,000 annually, compared with $284,000 for physicians in other specialties, the 2015 Medscape Physician Compensation Report(www.medscape.com) found. Pediatricians were the only specialty with a lower average salary, at $189,000 per year. However, salaries for family physicians rose 10 percent between 2014 and 2015, the fifth highest rate of increase for any specialty.
Average annual income: $441,507. Oncologists diagnose and treat malignancies (cancers) of tissue and blood. According to the MGMA's 2015 salary report, the annual income for oncologists increased 4.9 percent in 2014 over the previous year.