Emergency Medicine Work-Life Balance: What Doctors Actually Say

Based on 139 verified physician responses, Emergency Medicine has a 3.7/5 average career satisfaction rating.86% of Emergency Medicine physicians say they would choose the specialty again if starting their career over. The average Emergency Medicine physician works 41 hours per week.

Based on 5 responses, Emergency Medicine physicians report: “I'm not the best compensated at $270/hour where I live, but my hours are good. There are some areas that make $300+/hr. Very few resources in the hosp...” Another physician shared: “If you are young work as much as you can in the Start of your career I will continue this for 4 more years then open my ...”

Based on SalaryDr data, Emergency Medicine physicians work an average of 41 hours per week. This varies by practice setting—academic and hospital-employed positions often require more hours than private practice.

From 1 Emergency Medicine physicians who shared challenges: “Unfortunately, Emergency Medicine now was driven by patient’s satisfaction scores, and many times you don’t do what best for the patient but what they...”

86% of Emergency Medicine physicians surveyed say they would choose Emergency Medicineagain if starting their career over. This data is based on 139 verified, anonymous physician responses collected by SalaryDr.