Radiology among specialties seeing greatest year-over-year gains in compensation: AMGA
Radiology is among the medical professions seeing the greatest year-over-year gains in compensation, according to new data from the AMGA.
The specialty—which was lumped together with anesthesiology and pathology—recorded a 5.1% uptick in pay after a 5.8% gain the year prior. That places radiologists second in the largest weighted average year-over-year pay change, behind only primary care at 5.7%.
Rad pay continues to climb considerably after smaller gains in 2023 (1%) and 2022 (3.8%). AMGA (formerly the American Medical Group Association) believes the data signal a continuing shortage of physicians across radiology and other specialties.
“Amid these evolving dynamics, one constant remains: We expect to continue to see strong demand for provider talent across many physician and [advanced practice clinician] specialties,” Mike Coppola, MBA, chief operating officer of AMGA Consulting, said in a June 30 announcement. “In our opinion, this trend will continue to lead to analogous compensation increases for providers.”
Meanwhile, productivity has appeared to stabilize after years of fluctuations following the COVID-19 pandemic, AMGA reported. Radiologists, anesthesiologists and pathologies saw their median change in work RVUs climb 1.8% year over year to 2025. That’s compared to a 5.8% uptick in 2024, 3.1% in 2023, and 0.2% in 2022. Provider productivity is influenced by numerous factors, the group noted, which can include staffing levels, demand, physician shortages, and increased use of non-docs such as nurse practitioners.
With compensation gains outpacing growth in productivity, providers experienced an overall 3.2% increase in the compensation-per-wRVU ratio. AMGA said this uptick represents the largest growth in the ratio since the pandemic. Before COVID-19, the typical increase in compensation per RVU was between 2% and 3%.
The survey also highlighted a 5.9% increase in net collections across primary care, medical and surgical specialties. AMGA said last year was a “tumultuous time” for medical groups as they grappled with various challenges.
This is the 38th addition of the organization’s annual compensation survey, based on data from 500 medical groups representing over 184,500 providers across 200 physician and APP specialties.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.