Median compensation for obstetrician/gynecologists in group practice rebounded in 2011, rising 5% after falling the previous 2 years, according to a survey by the Medical Group Management Association.
In 2011, the median compensation for the 1,923 ob.gyns. responding to the survey was $295,144, compared with $281,190 in 2010. Ob.gyns. in single-specialty practices earned $288,129 in 2011, compared with $297,535 for those in multispecialty practices, the MGMA reported.
There was considerable geographic variation in median compensation, with those in the Midwest earning $311,300, followed by the South ($302,730), the West ($291,920), and the East ($275,000).
For all specialists surveyed, median salary rose 7.7% to $384,467 in 2011, while primary care physicians had a 5.2% increase that brought their income to $212,840. Among nonphysician providers, the median compensation of $102,770 was 6.4% higher than in 2010.
For 2011, the MGMA’s annual compensation and production survey includes data from 62,245 physicians and nonphysician providers in 2,913 group practices.