What Specialty Gets You The Highest Pay?
What Specialty Gets You The Highest Pay?
Here is a list of the average compensation for each type of doctor by specialty.
Source: MedScape Physician Compensation Report, 2022
1.
Plastic Surgery:
$576,000
2.
Orthopedic:
$557,000
3.
Cardiology
:
$490,000
4.
Otolaryngology:
$469,000
5.
Urology:
$461,000
6.
Gastroenterology:
$453,000
7.
Dermatology:
$438,000
8.
Radiology:
$437,000
9.
Ophthalmology:
$417,000
11.
Surgery, General:
$402,000
10.
Anesthesiology:
$405,000
12.
Emergency Medicine:
$373,000
14.
Critical Care:
$369,000
13.
Emergency Medicine:
$373,000
15.
Pulmonary Medicine:
$353,000
17.
Pathology:
$334,000
16.
Ob/Gyn:
$336,000
18.
Nephrology:
$329,000
20.
Neurology:
$301,000
19.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation:
$322,000
21.
Allergy and Immunology:
$298,000
23.
Psychiatry:
$287,000
22.
Rheumatology:
$289,000
24.
Internal Medicine:
$264,000
26.
Diabetes and Endocrinology:
$257,000
25.
Infectious Diseases:
$260,000
27.
Family Medicine:
$255,000
29.
Public Health and Preventative Medicine:
$243,000
28.
Pediatrics:
$244,000