Physicians in the United States are increasingly putting more weight on work-life balance than pay. In 2024, over surveyed physicians reported that they would take less pay for better work-life balance. The share of doctors who preferred work-life balance to salary has increased from under ** to over ** percent since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Medscape. (January 30, 2025). Percentage of physicians in the U.S. who would take less pay for better work-life balance from 2021 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1535127/pay-vs-work-life-balance-among-us-physicians/
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Percentage of physicians in the U.S. who would take less pay for better work-life balance from 2021 to 2024 [Graph], Medscape, January 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1535127/pay-vs-work-life-balance-among-us-physicians/