Pulmonary-Critical-Care PhysEmp Salary Report: May 2026

A single posting in Kentucky — a state with exactly one Pulmonary Critical Care opening on the board — is paying $450,000 a year.
Urology PhysEmp Salary Report: May 2026
Surgery PhysEmp Salary Report: May 2026

Two surgical positions in California’s Central Valley — Modesto and Stockton, neither typically confused with Beverly Hills — are currently advertising up to $650,000 a year.
Radiology PhysEmp Salary Report: May 2026

The highest-paying Radiology job in America right now is not in Manhattan, Malibu, or Miami.
Urgent Care Physician PhysEmp Salary Report: May 2026

Somewhere in Sunnyvale, California, an urgent care physician is being offered up to $395,000 a year to treat sore throats, sprained ankles, and the occasional patient who Googled their symptoms on the way in.
Visa Reversal Exposes Physician Pipeline’s Foreign Dependence

The Trump administration’s reversal of its visa freeze for foreign-trained physicians exposes the structural fragility of America’s physician pipeline and healthcare’s deep dependence on international medical graduates. This policy episode reveals how workforce planning has become hostage to immigration politics while domestic training capacity remains fundamentally inadequate to meet demand.
Psychiatry PhysEmp Salary Report: May 2026

Rhode Island — a state with exactly two Psychiatry listings — is outpaying New York by $64,943 on average.
Physiatry PhysEmp Salary Report: May 2026

A part-time position in Detroit pays $140,000.
Pain-Management PhysEmp Salary Report: May 2026

Georgia posted 14 Pain Management job listings — more than any other state in the nation — and compensates its physicians roughly $56,250 below the national average.
Pediatrics PhysEmp Salary Report: May 2026

Missouri is paying pediatricians an average of $482,500 to $495,000 annually.