What is the salary for a radiologist?
LocumTenens.com conducted its Annual Salary and Employment Survey in August and September 2022. Survey respondents represent radiologists who practice on a locum tenens basis as well as those with permanent salaries. Compensation results consist of only full-time, permanent employees and consider only annual salary and bonuses.
Average radiologist salary in 2022
$368,163
Historical salary data
How does this year's salary for radiologists compare to other years?
Recent years have seen the average radiologist’s salary rise to $454,000 and fall almost 19% to its 2022 average of $368,163. As with a number of medical fields, radiology saw a decline in salary and workload during the pandemic. Telehealth continues to have a strained uptake in radiology, as specialized equipment necessitates in-person meetings. According to our respondents, diagnostic medicine is the field with the lowest rate of job satisfaction, at 57%.
To learn more about how current physician trends are changing, view the Future of Work Survey Report which presents in-depth insights about the evolving healthcare landscape in the U.S.
2021 data not available.
Survey results
Demographic insights by gender
Male
72%
Female
25%Where did radiologists work in 2022?
In 2022 most radiologists worked in independent medical group practices.
Hospital employed
29%
Medical group / practice owned by a hospital / system
21%
Independent medical group / practice
42%
RESPONDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Radiologists who took this survey
The largest concentration of radiologists practice in the Southeast U.S. (28%), with the lowest amount in the Midwest (11%). Nearly a quarter (23%) of radiologists work contract or locum tenens.
By region
Years in practice
Employment status
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Methodology
This report was compiled using data from an original survey conducted by LocumTenens.com from August to September 2022. The 2,571 respondents represent a broad range of U.S.-based clinicians, roles, specialties, ages, facility sizes and experience levels. Some recipients had been placed by LocumTenens.com, and some had not. The age range of respondents is 26-79 and 46 medical specialties are represented. The data from the survey responses was compiled and analyzed by experts in the healthcare industry to formulate the insights shown here.