What is the salary for an OBGYN?
LocumTenens.com conducted its Annual Salary and Employment Survey in August and September 2022. Survey respondents represent OBGYNs 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 OBGYN salary in 2022
$283,267
Historical salary data
How does this year's salary for OBGYNs compare to other years?
The average OBGYN’s salary has experienced some fluctuation in the past five years. After a sharp rise in 2019, the pandemic resulted in lower pay rates and workloads. In 2022, the average OBGYN’s salary has remained in a holding pattern. Our research shows that Women’s Medicine is a specialty with one of the lowest rates of job satisfaction (60%), underscoring an urgent need in this critical area of healthcare.
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
33%
Female
68%Where did OBGYNs work in 2022?
In 2022, most OBGYNs worked for medical group practices.
Medical group / practice owned by a hospital / system
50%
Independent medical group / practice
28%
Clinic or community center
9%
RESPONDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
OBGYNs who took this survey
Regional distribution of OBGYNs around the country is relatively even. More than half (55%) of OBGYNs are of the baby boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964), with a steep drop off in subsequent generations. Congruously, the majority (65%) of OBGYNs in the US have been in their practice for 21 or more years.