Flexible Participant Experience

Log in to the Client Portal to submit data (i.e., APP, benefits, employee, executive, investment and physician) once and qualify for all applicable surveys or delegate survey tasks across your organization to other colleagues


What's New in 2026?

  • Updated incumbent template with new instructions tab and hover text functionality for the incumbent fields
  • Streamlined questionnaire order for participant clarity and readability
  • New sections added to the questionnaire for per diems and travel reimbursements as well as new questions added on locum tenens, governance process and regulations and more
  • Specialty list expanded to include three new specialties: cardiac surgery, neuroendovascular surgery and primary care – rural medicine

Largest Dataset of Its Kind

For more than 30 years, this survey has been and continues to be the largest and most comprehensive physician compensation survey published. With data reported on over 231,000 physicians and PhDs, this survey continues to lead the market in all areas – sample sizes, contemporary and emerging pay practices and the number of specialties and position levels surveyed.


Enhanced Multiphase Auditing Process

Our participant experience includes an audit process that allows organizations to identify year-over-year discrepancies and areas of concern, contributes to the robustness and integrity of our data and provides greater confidence in report accuracy. If audits are needed, SullivanCotter emails participants when their audits are ready. After which, they may log in to their accounts to clarify and submit feedback via secure communication.

Learn About Our Full Survey Suite

Gaining access to the right data is paramount. SullivanCotter’s proprietary survey data provide the intelligence and insights you’ll need to confidently navigate the compensation journey and make highly informed decisions.

Survey Highlights

  • Base salary and total cash compensation data as well as cost of benefits
  • Productivity data and ratios, including work RVUs, collections, patient visits and panel sizes
  • Value-based compensation approaches and amounts paid
  • Data for multiple position levels from staff physicians to chairs
  • National data reported by region, organization type, position level and specialty group
  • Other data, including sign-on bonuses, retention bonuses, relocation assistance and other perquisites
  • Data on over 231,000 individual physicians
  • 500 participating hospitals, health systems and medical groups

Report Delivery

  • The compensation and productivity benchmarks and pay practices report are delivered via SullivanCotter’s web-based Benchmarks360™ product suite – providing users with self-serve analytics dashboards for their unique reporting needs

2026 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey


2026 Survey Participation Is Open

Contribute to Gain Participation Privileges

Your participation ensures that your data are part of this valuable resource, providing you with robust, comprehensive information used by not-for-profit organizations across all market segments. In addition, participants receive exclusive, discounted pricing on valuable data and reports and early access to survey results.

Participation in our surveys is made easy through our online data collection tool

Non-health care organizations are welcome to participate in the survey on their client’s behalf; however, they are not eligible to purchase the report at the participant rate. Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing.

Survey Samples


Reduced Pricing for Participants:

  • 2026 Survey Participants: $1,350
  • 2026 Early Submission Discount: $300 off participant price
  • Health Care Nonparticipants (organizations directly involved in the delivery of care): $5,400
  • Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing

Key Dates:

Participation opens: January 6, 2026
Deadline for early submission discount: February 24, 2026
Deadline for participation: March 13, 2026
Benchmarks publication: June 2026
Current status: Open for participation


Questions?

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.

Order the 2025 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey

2025 Survey Costs:

  • 2024 Survey Participants: $1,250
  • 2024 Early Submission Discount: $200 off participant price
  • Health Care Nonparticipants (organizations directly involved in the delivery of care): $5,000
  • Non-Health Care Organizations: Please call 888.739.7039 or email surveys@sullivancotter.com for pricing

Key Dates:

Survey data effective: January 1, 2025.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact our Survey Team by phone at 888.739.7039 or by email at surveys@sullivancotter.com.

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