A Growing Gender Gap in Doctors’ Pay: $17,000 Pay Gap

In 1999, new women doctors earned $151,600, on average, compared to $173,400 for men  – a 12.5% salary difference. In 2008, that salary difference widened by nearly 17%, with women starting out at $174,000, compared to $209,300 for men. (These are average salary figures, across all specialties).

The findings are interesting as the make up of medical students is equally the same for men and women. In some years, women's enrollment in medical schools is even higher than men.

Via Wall Street Journal: Women Doctors Face $17,000 Pay Gap