What is the salary for a radiologist?
LocumTenens.com conducted its Annual Compensation and Employment Survey in September of 2020. 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 radiology salary in 2019
$454,000
Historical salary data
How does this year's salary compare to other years?
The average radiologist salary continues to rise. It's up 17% from 2016.
Survey Results
Demographic insights by gender
While the majority of radiologists were men, there has been an 8% increase in female radiologists since 2017.
Male
73%2% decrease
Female
27%2% increase
Where do radiologists work?
These are three of the top work settings for radiologists.
Hospital employed
43%6% increase
Clinic or community center
7%3% decrease
Group practice
31%6% decrease
How old are radiologists?
Almost half of the radiologists who responded are from Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1980).
RESPONDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Radiologists who took this survey
By region
Years in practice
Employment status
Methodology
Invitations for the survey were emailed to a database of more than 220,000 healthcare professionals in September 2020. Some recipients had been placed by LocumTenens.com, and some had not. There was a total of 2,080 respondents, both physicians and advanced practitioners, who were self-selected and spanned all 50 states.
