Physician vs Radiologist

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Radiologist pays about 300% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Physician Radiologist
$175k
$700k
$50.2k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $772.3k

Physician

$175,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +25%
$140,000 $175,000
$130k 25th
$175k Median
$260k 75th
$100k
$324.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $7k – $750k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
58.9%
Live roles
1,971

Radiologist

$700,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +245.7%
$202,500 $700,000
$166.4k 25th
$700k Median
$700k 75th
$166.4k
$722.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $166.4k – $900k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
50%
Live roles
30

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
One Medical $238,000 246
MedElite Group, LLC. $130,000 246
HealthOp Solutions $145,000 61
Ennoble Care $130,000 57
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing $213,580 52
Skilled Wound Care $242,500 50
Includedhealth $213,000 44
Form Health $230,000 33

Top companies hiring

Physician salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $318,350 61
Seattle $252,850 20
Austin $230,000 23
Atlanta $225,000 12
Chicago $218,100 16
Los Angeles $185,120 12
New York $175,000 81
Boston $174,720 17
Denver $166,400 7
London $98,863 6

Radiologist salary by location

Location Median Roles
Denver $700,000 3
London $166,361 3

Physician vs Radiologist: which pays more?

The median for Physician is $175,000 per year (typically $130,000–$260,000), versus $700,000 for Radiologist ($166,361–$700,000). That puts Radiologist about 300% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Physician and Radiologist are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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