Laboratory Industry Report

Over 66 percent of starting salaries for pathologists are ranging between $100,000 to $250,000, according to the American Society for Clinical Pathology’s (ASCP) 2008 Resident Council Fellowship and Job Market Survey. Of the 121 respondents in 2008, 20 percent said they would be starting at under $100,000, 33 percent indicated they were receiving a starting salary in the range of $100,000 to $150,000, and another 33 percent said their starting salaries were between $150,000 and $250,000. Fourteen percent of the pathologists indicated they would be starting at a salary greater than $250,000 (see Figure 1). These salaries do not include benefits.