Gender Based Salary Differences Among United States Academic Otolaryngologists

Key Points

• This research examines the impact of gender on salary among academic otolaryngologists in the United States.
• Conducted univariate and multivariate analyses of salary data among academic otolaryngologists
• Controlled for physician characteristics such as experience and specialty
• Significant gender salary difference found in univariate analysis
• No significant difference detected in multivariate analyses
• Men received significantly higher total Medicare payments after controlling for other factors