Table 2. Trends in Unadjusted Annual Median Earnings by Profession and Employment Type, 2001 to 2015.
| Type of Professional | Unadjusted Annual Earnings, Median (IQR), $a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2005 | 2006-2010 | 2011-2015 | |
| Dentists (n = 20 008) | |||
| Employed | 133 008 (93 046-217 023) | 134 532 (89 688-218 614) | 131 166 (85 818-201 924) |
| Self-employed | 188 539 (104 442-265 932) | 168 165 (99 379-318 715) | 158 841 (95 011-312 860) |
| Government | 122 368 (92 235-164 507) | 130 158 (95 293-167 175) | 128 150 (85 107-166 083) |
| Physicians (n = 99 077) | |||
| Employed | 179 350 (92 767-302 850) | 186 147 (101 419-354 267) | 200 253 (104 287-363 914) |
| Self-employed | 223 805 (135 639-376 413) | 238 274 (119 411-383 309) | 249 767 (111 058-365 863) |
| Government | 146 309 (73 154-203 459) | 153 334 (78 477-214 940) | 164 017 (87 134-264 478) |
| Pharmacists (n = 26 143) | |||
| Employed | 106 407 (85 125-123 689) | 115 000 (93 140-131 429) | 115 145 (92 260-130 359) |
| Self-employed | 115 974 (75 963-196 612) | 115 000 (78 857-209 216) | 110 139 (71 885-184 520) |
| Government | 98 952 (79 805-115 294) | 109 863 (95 529-124 776) | 111 058 (93 118-125 144) |
| Optometrists (n = 4238) | |||
| Employed | 101 730 (742 14-130 539) | 100 899 (74 476-128 926) | 102 511 (77 097-133 487) |
| Self-employed | 122 452 (77 018-186 091) | 106 004 (67 266-153 334) | 102 201 (67 645-160 202) |
| Government | 90 072 (67 820-129 874) | 102 917 (88 366-127 451) | 104 131 (80 770-126 203) |
| Podiatrists (n = 1164) | |||
| Employed | 109 190 (61 845-155 849) | 111 265 (81 199-176 731) | 128 956 (80 770-205 022) |
| Self-employed | 132 348 (74 214-212 813) | 121 831 (71 647-234 382) | 110 885 (65 424-209 802) |
| Government | 133 585 (116 180-154 289) | 119 411 (109 524-136 774) | 121 155 (48 281-146 002) |
| Chiropractors (n = 6076) | |||
| Employed | 65 412 (46 994-94 320) | 67 266 (43 810-100 899) | 63 080 (43 414-102 511) |
| Self-employed | 86 583 (52 216-177 688) | 75 550 (43 810-124 277) | 66 632 (38 954-108 458) |
| Government | NAb | 79 405 (25 618-87 619) | 100 126 (45 433-164 017) |
| Physical therapists (n = 19 008) | |||
| Employed | 67 820 (49 476-81 635) | 71 017 (52 692-87 173) | 71 758 (53 306-87 110) |
| Self-employed | 82 872 (49 476-140 982) | 78 477 (49 689-116 231) | 76 883 (49 038-114 715) |
| Government | 65 269 (52 073-80 398) | 69 000 (49 488-82 961) | 71 758 (56 539-86 109) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; NA, not available.
a
All dollar values are normalized to 2015 dollars using the Consumer Price Index.
b
No survey results were available for this category.