US Medicine/Pediatrics Physician Compensation Reaches $319,995 in Doximity’s 2026 Report
Average annual compensation for US medicine/pediatrics physicians reached $319,995 in Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report, providing an updated national benchmark for physicians working across internal medicine and pediatrics.
US medicine/pediatrics physicians recorded average annual compensation of $319,995, according to Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report. The latest figure provides Med-Peds physicians with a specialty-specific benchmark when evaluating compensation, employment opportunities and the financial expectations associated with their practice.
Key findings
Doximity reports average annual compensation of $319,995 for medicine/pediatrics physicians in its 2026 Physician Compensation Report.
For Med-Peds physicians, the figure provides a useful national reference point within a specialty combining the care of both adult and pediatric patients.
The national average should not be interpreted as the compensation every medicine/pediatrics physician will receive. Individual earnings can vary according to geography, experience, patient volume, scope of practice, clinical setting and employment structure.
Medicine/pediatrics physician compensation reaches $319,995
The $319,995 average establishes a current national compensation benchmark for US medicine/pediatrics physicians.
Med-Peds physicians are trained in both internal medicine and pediatrics, enabling them to provide care across a broad age range from childhood through adulthood.
Clinical practice can include preventive care, acute illness, chronic disease management and the coordination of treatment for patients with complex medical needs.
The combined training can also be particularly relevant when caring for patients with childhood-onset chronic diseases who continue to require specialist-informed care as adults.
Individual practice models can vary considerably, with some physicians dividing their time relatively evenly between adult and pediatric medicine while others concentrate more heavily on particular patient populations or settings.
What influences medicine/pediatrics physician compensation?
Medicine/pediatrics encompasses a broad scope of practice, meaning patient mix, patient volume, clinical setting and scope of responsibility can all be important when evaluating individual compensation.
A Med-Peds physician providing predominantly outpatient primary care may have a different workload from one combining outpatient practice with hospital-based responsibilities.
The balance between adult and pediatric patients can also shape appointment volumes, disease complexity and the types of clinical services required.
Geography, experience and employment model may further influence compensation. Med-Peds physicians can work within physician groups, hospitals, health systems, academic centres and other healthcare organisations.
These factors mean the $319,995 national average should be treated as a benchmark rather than an expected salary for every medicine/pediatrics physician.
What the latest figure means for medicine/pediatrics physicians
For US Med-Peds physicians, $319,995 provides a contemporary national reference point when benchmarking existing compensation or assessing a prospective position.
Physicians should consider headline compensation alongside patient mix, expected volumes, inpatient responsibilities, working hours and productivity requirements.
The scope of the position is particularly important. Two Med-Peds roles can involve substantially different responsibilities depending on the balance between adult and pediatric care and whether the physician has outpatient, inpatient or combined duties.
The latest Doximity figure therefore provides medicine/pediatrics physicians with a useful starting point for evaluating compensation while recognising that individual earnings can differ 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 medicine/pediatrics physician’s compensation may differ according to geography, experience, patient mix, clinical workload, practice setting and other professional factors.
Source
Doximity. Physician Compensation Report 2026.https://www.doximity.com/reports/physician-compensation-report/2026#modal-close
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