Preventive Medicine Physicians

The average salary for preventive medicine physicians employed in May 2020 was $166,074, as reported by ZipRecruiter.com. Salaries ranged from $19,000 to $310,500 or more. Physicians and surgeons, all others not listed separately, who were employed in the United States in May 2019 earned a median salary of $206,500, according to the Department of Labor. The lowest 10 percent earned $60,910 or less. 

Salaried doctors usually earn benefits such as health and dental insurance, paid vacations, and the opportunity to participate in retirement plans. Self-employed physicians usually have higher median incomes than salaried doctors, although they are also responsible for covering the costs of their health insurance and retirement. Self-employed physicians must provide their own benefits.