Compensation

Radiology compensation is more than just radiologist salaries. It also includes radiologic technologist and interventional radiology compensation, along with other subspecialties. Radiology pay incorporates bonuses, incentives, benefits and vacation time.

Did you make the list? CMS targets cardiologists for new heart failure payment model
More than 2,000 cardiologists are required to participate in the new payment model. According to CMS, the long-term goal is to track and reduce the high healthcare costs associated with treating heart failure.
Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge
Amid work-from-home disparities between interventional and diagnostic rads, researchers recently interviewed hundreds of IRs to learn about the landscape.
Female radiologists earn $94,000 less than their male colleagues each year
Across all specialties, women docs collect 78 cents for every dollar taken in by men—a figure that adds up to $3.3 million over the course of a 30-year career, according to Marit Health.
Radiology among America's 5 highest paid professions, US News & World Report says
Members of the specialty earned a median salary of approximately $239,200 last year, based on survey data gathered by the media company last fall.
The business of cardiology is changing—and cath labs are working to keep up
Financial literacy is no longer optional for physicians. “If you're not financially viable, you can't function,” explained Nirat Beohar, MD. “The business education is probably just as important as learning a new procedure.”

Analysis: Allied radiology professionals generate millions of dollars per year in indirect revenues alone

General radiology technologists taking humble X-rays and working under contract directly boost their organizations’ bottom lines by $626,825 per year.

Radiologists among top specialists with wealth over $5M. How are they spending it?

About 31% of radiologists surveyed said they have attained this level of income, placing the specialty in a tie for No. 2 with gastroenterology.

Radiologist pay increases failing to keep pace with surging consumer prices

Members of the specialty have seen their compensation rise 7.48% during a time when the CPI climbed 21%, according to new data from the MGMA.

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Radiologists happy with their pay but find these parts of the job most challenging

Members of the specialty earned average pay of $498,000, up 3% from 2023, according to the latest salary survey from Medscape.

Financial incentives significantly increase radiologist compliance with quality-improvement initiative

UT Southwestern has introduced a grading template in knee radiograph reports to help decrease the use of unnecessary MR imaging.

Radiology residents and fellows unionize in ‘landslide’ election

Physicians at Chicago-based McGaw Medical Center are working over 80 hours per week while collecting inadequate compensation, organizers said.

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UnitedHealth aims to acquire physician-owned provider of radiology and other specialty services

The nation’s largest healthcare corporation has made an offer for the Corvallis Clinic in Oregon, which has 11 locations across the state's Willamette Valley.

Congress adjourns for 2023 without a radiologist pay fix

ACR expects the House and Senate to address this issue when lawmakers debate the Continuing Resolution set to expire Jan. 19.

Compensation

Did you make the list? CMS targets cardiologists for new heart failure payment model

Practices must address on-call disparities between diagnostic and interventional radiologists, experts charge

Female radiologists earn $94,000 less than their male colleagues each year

Radiology among America's 5 highest paid professions, US News & World Report says

The business of cardiology is changing—and cath labs are working to keep up