Dermatology Salary by Month: 2026 Advertised Pay Trends
Dermatology salary by month in WeekdayDoc postings: live median advertised pay is $450,000, with 345 active listings as of October 30, 2026.
For Dermatology jobs active on October 30, 2026, the median advertised annual salary is $450,000 across 123 priced live listings. The national monthly advertised salary series ends at $427,500 for 2026-10, based on WeekdayDoc Market Pulse salary observations.
That means the most useful read on “dermatology salary by month” is not a single month in isolation. It is the monthly Market Pulse trend, checked against the current live market, state medians, and the contract terms employers disclose in postings; for broader specialty context, see the Dermatology salary guide.
What does dermatology salary by month show?
The monthly national series starts at $550,000 in 2025-12 and ends at $427,500 in 2026-10. Those monthly medians come from employer-deduplicated advertised salaries in WeekdayDoc Market Pulse, not from physician income surveys.
Across the last 12 months of postings, WeekdayDoc tracked 889 Dermatology postings nationally. The 12-month median advertised salary is $427,500 across 204 salary observations, which makes the monthly view useful for seeing how current postings compare with the longer posting record; see the Market Pulse for the broader market series.
The live market is somewhat different from the 12-month pulse because it only includes active listings on October 30, 2026. WeekdayDoc has 345 live Dermatology listings in 39 states, and 123 of those live listings state an annual salary.
How much are live dermatology jobs advertising now?
The live median advertised annual salary is $450,000. The 25th percentile is $400,000, and the 75th percentile is $529,750, using the midpoint of each stated salary range when a range is posted.
Pay transparency is still incomplete. A salary appears in 35.7% of live listings, so the live median reflects the priced portion of the market rather than every active Dermatology opening.
Some listed contract terms affect how clinicians may compare offers. Relocation assistance appears in 40.9% of live listings, malpractice coverage in 32.8%, loan repayment in 10.4%, and sign-on bonuses in 5.2%. The median stated sign-on bonus is $50,000 among listings that include an amount.
Which states advertise the highest dermatology salaries?
State medians use the last 12 months of postings and include states with enough salary data to compare. WeekdayDoc measured 42 states using at least 10 listings and at least 8 salary observations per state.
Minnesota has the highest state median advertised salary at $572,746, based on 23 salary observations. North Carolina has the lowest state median at $275,957, based on 143 observations. The gap between the highest and lowest state median is $296,789.
| State | Median advertised salary | Salary observations | Cost-of-living-adjusted median | Work-life score | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $572,746 | 23 | $580,878 | 4.5/10 | 42 |
| Illinois | $522,833 | 15 | $522,833 | 6/10 | 27 |
| Washington | $480,089 | 8 | $448,681 | 6.4/10 | 29 |
| Massachusetts | $470,026 | 10 | $444,259 | 5.6/10 | 25 |
| New York | $462,950 | 33 | $429,055 | 6/10 | 66 |
| California | $456,897 | 29 | $412,734 | 5.5/10 | 123 |
| Maryland | $420,734 | 10 | $400,699 | 4.9/10 | 29 |
| Montana | $412,705 | 31 | $436,263 | 5.3/10 | 183 |
| Arkansas | $401,926 | 17 | $462,516 | 5.6/10 | 203 |
| Alaska | $400,827 | 26 | $391,433 | 5/10 | 118 |
| Iowa | $388,593 | 54 | $442,589 | 5.3/10 | 452 |
| Kentucky | $384,660 | 50 | $426,452 | 5.2/10 | 382 |
| Wyoming | $366,831 | 13 | $395,718 | 5.8/10 | 84 |
| New Hampshire | $364,889 | 45 | $350,181 | 7.1/10 | 311 |
| Delaware | $361,592 | 59 | $362,317 | 5.9/10 | 239 |
For a map-based view of state pay, see the Dermatology pay by state. State medians can differ from live national pay because they use the last 12 months of postings and only include states that meet the comparison threshold.
Where does dermatology pay go furthest after cost of living?
Cost-of-living adjustment uses BEA Regional Price Parities. Minnesota has the highest cost-of-living-adjusted median at $580,878, with a regional price parity of 98.6.
The District of Columbia has the lowest cost-of-living-adjusted median at $253,302, with a regional price parity of 109.9. This adjustment changes the ordering because the same posted salary can have a different local purchasing-power context.
What schedule signals appear in dermatology postings?
Schedule language is not pay, but it is part of how many dermatologists compare openings. Among live listings, 17.4% mention no call, 15.7% mention no weekends, 5.8% mention no nights, and 5.2% are remote.
WeekdayDoc’s listing-based work-life score runs from 0–10. In the live market, 37.4% of scored Dermatology listings have a work-life score of 7+; for specialty-level context, see the Burnout Index.
Rhode Island has the highest state work-life score at 8.1/10, while South Dakota has the lowest at 3.9/10. Those scores are listing-based, so they reflect wording and schedule features in postings rather than a survey of clinicians.
How do production-pay dermatology postings compare?
Production pay language appears in 13.3% of live Dermatology listings. Among priced listings that mention production pay, the median advertised salary is $537,500.
For RVU context, the CMS conversion factor for 2026 is $33.4. WeekdayDoc’s Dermatology benchmark is $55 per wRVU at the median; this $/wRVU figure is a WeekdayDoc compensation estimate, not a licensed survey.
The 25th percentile WeekdayDoc benchmark is $48.4 per wRVU, and the 75th percentile benchmark is $63.8 per wRVU. Using the 5 most common Dermatology codes in WeekdayDoc’s specialty code set, typical annual work RVUs are 7369, with implied production compensation of $405,295 at the median $/wRVU estimate.
Which employers have the most live dermatology openings?
Integrated Dermatology has 31 live Dermatology openings, the most among named employers in the live listing index. Schweiger Dermatology Group and Southern California Permanente Medical Group each have 17 live openings.
Other employers with larger live counts include Forefront Dermatology with 16 openings, UnitedHealth Group with 13 openings, Platinum Dermatology Partners - Physicians with 12 openings, Optima Dermatology with 12 openings, and Sutter Health with 11 openings. Employer volume is separate from salary level, so it should be read as hiring activity rather than pay rank; see the Top Employers index for employer-level context.
How we measured this
This article uses WeekdayDoc’s live listing index of 345 Dermatology listings active on October 30, 2026. Live advertised salary statistics are based on the 123 active listings that state an annual salary, using the midpoint of the stated range when a range is listed.
Monthly and state salary figures come from WeekdayDoc Market Pulse, which uses 12 months of employer-deduplicated advertised salaries. State comparisons include 42 states that meet the minimum posting and salary-observation thresholds.
Cost-of-living-adjusted medians use BEA Regional Price Parities from 2024. Work-life scores come from WeekdayDoc’s Top Employers work-life index. Work RVUs and the CMS conversion factor come from the CMS 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, while $/wRVU benchmarks are WeekdayDoc compensation estimates and are not a licensed survey.
Frequently asked questions
What is the live median advertised dermatology salary?
The live median advertised dermatology salary is $450,000.
How many live dermatology listings are included?
WeekdayDoc’s live listing index includes 345 active Dermatology listings.
What share of live dermatology listings state pay?
Pay is stated in 35.7% of live Dermatology listings.
How common is production pay in live dermatology listings?
Production pay or work RVUs appear in 13.3% of live Dermatology listings.
Which state has the highest median advertised dermatology salary?
Minnesota has the highest state median advertised dermatology salary at $572,746.
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (345 Dermatology listings, October 30, 2026); CMS 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (work RVUs, conversion factor); WeekdayDoc $/wRVU compensation estimates (not a licensed survey); WeekdayDoc Market Pulse (12 months of advertised salaries, employer-deduplicated); BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); WeekdayDoc Top Employers work-life index. Figures are advertised (posted) salaries and listing attributes, not survey income; percentiles and shares, not grades. Updated October 30, 2026.
