Physicians, Pathologists Salary in the US
A physicians, pathologists earns a national median of $312,400 a year (mean $285,420) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #10 of 825.
How much does a physicians, pathologists earn in the US?
A physicians, pathologists in the United States earns a median of $312,400 a year (mean $285,420), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 513% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 11,110 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1222), ranked #10 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$312,400
per year
Mean
$285,420
per year
Employment
11,110
US workers
National rank
#10
of 825 by median
What a physicians, pathologists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a physicians, pathologists (SOC 29-1222) earns a median annual wage of $312,400 and a mean (average) of $285,420. The median is the midpoint — half of physicians, pathologists earn more and half earn less — and is 513% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a physicians, pathologists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for physicians, pathologists is $312,400, and the mean (average) is $285,420. The median is the midpoint — half of physicians, pathologists earn more and half earn less.
- How does physicians, pathologists pay compare to the US average?
- At $312,400, a physicians, pathologists earns 513% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many physicians, pathologists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 11,110 physicians, pathologists employed nationally (SOC 29-1222), across all industries.
- Where does this physicians, pathologists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1222. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1222 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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