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Money math without the spreadsheet headache. Plug in your numbers and I'll show you exactly where the dollars land.
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Result
Total estimated compensation
$265,000
Productivity bonus
$45,000
Effective $ per wRVU (total comp)
$45.69
wRVUs per visit
1.53
Compensation per visit
$70
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How to use this
- 1Enter base salary ($).
- 2Enter annual work rvus produced.
- 3Enter wrvu threshold before bonus.
- 4Enter conversion factor per wrvu ($).
- 5Enter annual visits (optional, for per-visit view).
- 6Read your total estimated compensation on the right — it updates as you type.
- 7Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone.
About this calculator
Most employed-physician contracts pay a base salary plus a bonus for work RVUs (wRVUs) produced above a threshold, at a conversion factor typically ranging $35–$65 per wRVU depending on specialty and market. This calculator takes your annual wRVU production, threshold, and conversion factor to estimate total compensation, then shows the effective dollars per wRVU and per-visit economics so you can sanity-check an offer or your own productivity trend against national benchmarks like MGMA data. It also estimates wRVUs from visit volume and average wRVU-per-visit if you don't have exact production numbers yet. Compensation models vary a lot by specialty — a family medicine physician might produce 4,500–6,000 wRVUs a year while a cardiologist doing procedures can exceed 9,000 — so compare against your own specialty's benchmark, not a blended average.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Base salary: 220000 $
- Annual work RVUs produced: 5800
- wRVU threshold before bonus: 4800
- Conversion factor per wRVU: 45 $
- Annual visits (optional, for per-visit view): 3800
Results
- Total estimated compensation: $265,000
- Productivity bonus: $45,000
- Effective $ per wRVU (total comp): $45.69
- wRVUs per visit: 1.53
- Compensation per visit: $70
What each field means
Inputs
- Base salary ($)
- The base salary used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 220000 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Annual work RVUs produced
- The annual work rvus produced used in the calculation. Starts at 5800 so you have a working example on load.
- wRVU threshold before bonus
- The wrvu threshold before bonus used in the calculation. Starts at 4800 so you have a working example on load.
- Conversion factor per wRVU ($)
- The conversion factor per wrvu used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 45 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Annual visits (optional, for per-visit view)
- The annual visits (optional, for per-visit view) used in the calculation. Starts at 3800 so you have a working example on load.
Results
- Total estimated compensation
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars and shown as the headline result. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Productivity bonus
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Effective $ per wRVU (total comp)
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- wRVUs per visit
- Returned as a decimal number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Compensation per visit
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
FAQ
What's a typical wRVU conversion factor?
Ranges roughly $35-$50 for primary care and cognitive specialties, and $45-$70 for procedural or surgical specialties, per recent MGMA and AMGA surveys. Academic and nonprofit systems often sit at the lower end; private and rural practices recruiting hard sometimes pay above median to fill positions.
Is a higher conversion factor always a better deal?
Not necessarily — check the base salary and threshold together. A high conversion factor with an unrealistically high threshold can mean you rarely see bonus pay, while a lower conversion factor with a low or no threshold might pay out more reliably.
How do I estimate my wRVUs if I don't track them?
Multiply your visit count by average wRVU per visit for your specialty and typical coding level — commonly 1.3-1.6 for primary care level 3-4 visits, higher for procedures. Your billing department or EHR productivity report usually has the exact number already.
Does this include benefits and non-clinical pay?
No — this is base plus productivity bonus only. Add CME allowance, retirement match, and malpractice coverage value separately when comparing full offers, since these can add $20,000-$40,000 of total value that a pure wRVU comparison misses.
Accuracy and limitations
- Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.
- Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.
- This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant.
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Cite this calculator
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RevenueLab. (2026). RVU-Based Physician Compensation Calculator. Retrieved from https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/rvu-physician-compensation
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/rvu-physician-compensation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RVU-Based Physician Compensation Calculator — RevenueLab</a> (2026).</p>
Source: [RVU-Based Physician Compensation Calculator — RevenueLab](https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/rvu-physician-compensation) (2026).