Radiology experienced significant growth in physician compensation and remains an in-demand specialty, according to Doximity's 2025 Physician Compensation Report.
This year's data consists of about 230,000 survey responses covering the past six years, including more than 37,000 U.S. physician responses in 2024. The report also includes thousands of physician responses to additional surveys and polls fielded throughout 2024 and 2025.
The report highlighted that the healthcare workforce experienced an overall compensation growth of 3.7% and a persistent gender pay gap of 26%.
Doximity reported the following for radiology:
- The specialty had the fourth-highest compensation growth at 7.5%, making for an average compensation of $571,749.
- Radiology ranked number 10 for specialties based on demand.
- Radiology was the sixth-most in-demand locums specialty.
In the top-five list for physician compensation growth were pediatric nephrology (15.6% growth, average $263,013), preventive medicine (10% growth, average $310,177), medicine/pediatrics (8.5% growth, average $296,665), radiology (7.5% growth, average $571,749), and hematology (7.4% growth, average $421,482).
By practice setting, single specialty groups had the highest compensation at $476,807, followed by multispecialty groups at $461,671.
Among other findings in the report, the average physician compensation in 2024 rose 5.7% for men and 1.7% for women. The gender pay gap returned to 26%, up from 23% in 2023 but matching the gap reported in 2022.
Also, 60% of surveyed physicians reported they are concerned that reimbursement pressures will impact caring for Medicare or Medicaid patients in the next 12 months.
Finally, 85% of polled physicians in 2025 reported being overworked, and 77% reported they would be willing to accept, or have already accepted, lower compensation for greater autonomy or work-life balance.
The full report can be found here.
