US Pulmonologist Compensation Reaches $441,472 in Doximity’s 2026 Report

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Average annual compensation for US pulmonologists reached $441,472 in Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report, providing an updated national benchmark for physicians working in pulmonology.

US pulmonologists recorded average annual compensation of $441,472, according to Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report. The latest figure provides pulmonologists with a specialty-specific benchmark when evaluating their compensation, employment opportunities and the financial expectations associated with their practice.

Key findings

Doximity reports average annual compensation of $441,472 for pulmonologists in its 2026 Physician Compensation Report.

For pulmonologists, the figure provides a useful national reference point within a specialty focused on the diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of respiratory disease.

The national average should not be interpreted as the compensation every pulmonologist will receive. Individual earnings can vary according to geography, experience, patient volume, disease focus, procedural activity, call responsibilities, practice setting and employment structure.

Pulmonologist compensation reaches $441,472

The $441,472 average establishes a current national compensation benchmark for US pulmonologists.

Pulmonology encompasses the management of a broad range of respiratory conditions, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, sleep-related breathing disorders and other acute and chronic pulmonary conditions.

Clinical practice can combine outpatient consultations and long-term disease management with inpatient respiratory care and diagnostic procedures such as bronchoscopy and pulmonary function assessment.

Individual pulmonologists may also develop expertise in areas such as interventional pulmonology, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, lung transplantation or sleep medicine, creating considerable variation between individual practices.

For pulmonologists reviewing their current compensation or considering a new position, the Doximity figure provides a useful specialty-specific reference against which an individual package can be assessed.

What influences pulmonologist compensation?

Pulmonology combines longitudinal patient management with diagnostic and procedural activity, meaning patient volume, disease complexity, procedural workload and subspecialty focus can all be important when evaluating individual compensation.

A pulmonologist managing complex interstitial lung disease or pulmonary hypertension may have a different clinical workload from a physician whose practice includes a greater proportion of general respiratory medicine or procedural pulmonology.

Hospital and call responsibilities can also affect the demands of individual roles, particularly where pulmonologists provide inpatient respiratory consultations or participate in acute respiratory care.

Geography, experience and employment model can further influence compensation. Pulmonologists may work within hospitals, health systems, academic medical centres, specialist pulmonary groups or other practice structures, with different organisations using different salary, productivity and incentive arrangements.

These factors mean the $441,472 national average should be treated as a benchmark rather than an expected salary for every pulmonologist.

What the latest figure means for pulmonologists

For US pulmonologists, $441,472 provides a contemporary national reference point when benchmarking existing compensation or assessing a prospective position.

When reviewing an employment opportunity, pulmonologists should consider headline compensation alongside expected patient volumes, disease complexity, procedural responsibilities, call commitments, working hours and productivity requirements.

The precise clinical focus of the role is particularly important. The workload associated with interventional pulmonology, pulmonary hypertension or advanced lung disease can differ substantially from that of a predominantly outpatient general pulmonology practice.

The latest Doximity figure therefore provides pulmonologists with a useful starting point for evaluating compensation while recognising that individual earnings can differ substantially according to the clinical and contractual characteristics of a particular role.

About the data

The Doximity 2026 Physician Compensation Report provides compensation benchmarks across a wide range of US medical and surgical specialties.

The specialty figures represent average compensation and should be treated as national benchmarks. An individual pulmonologist’s compensation may differ according to geography, experience, patient volume, disease focus, procedural activity, call responsibilities, practice setting and other professional factors.