TY - JOUR
T1 - The $16,819 pay gap for newly trained physicians
T2 - The unexplained trend of men earning more than women
AU - Lo Sasso, Anthony T.
AU - Richards, Michael R.
AU - Chou, Chiu Fang
AU - Gerber, Susan E.
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - Prior research has suggested that gender differences in physicians' salaries can be accounted for by the tendency of women to enter primary care fields and work fewer hours. However, in examining starting salaries by gender of physicians leaving residency programs in New York State during 1999-2008, we found a significant gender gap that cannot be explained by specialty choice, practice setting, work hours or other characteristics. The unexplained trend toward diverging salaries appears to be a recent development that is growing over time. In 2008, male physicians newly trained in New York State made on average $16,819 more than newly trained female physicians, compared to a $3,600 difference in 1999.
AB - Prior research has suggested that gender differences in physicians' salaries can be accounted for by the tendency of women to enter primary care fields and work fewer hours. However, in examining starting salaries by gender of physicians leaving residency programs in New York State during 1999-2008, we found a significant gender gap that cannot be explained by specialty choice, practice setting, work hours or other characteristics. The unexplained trend toward diverging salaries appears to be a recent development that is growing over time. In 2008, male physicians newly trained in New York State made on average $16,819 more than newly trained female physicians, compared to a $3,600 difference in 1999.
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U2 - 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0597
DO - 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0597
M3 - Article
C2 - 21289339
AN - SCOPUS:79955589683
SN - 0278-2715
VL - 30
SP - 193
EP - 201
JO - Health Affairs
JF - Health Affairs
IS - 2
ER -
