Invasive Cardiologists Have Highest Average Income Offers
June 21, 2011
The Merritt Hawkins' report, "2011 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives," shows that invasive cardiology had the highest average income offered in 2010-2011.
Here is a list of the average incomes offered to the top 20 recruited specialties in 2010-2011, listed by decreasing income. The offers exclude production bonuses and benefits:
• Cardiology invasive: $532,000
• Orthopedic surgery: $521,000
• Urology: $453,000
• Gastroenterology: $424,000
• Cardiology non-invasive: $420,000
• Radiology: $402,000
• Hematology/oncology: $369,000
• Otolaryngology: $359,000
• Anesthesiology: $355,000
• General Surgery: $336,000
• Pulmonology: $331,000
• OB/GYN: $282,000
• Neurology: $256,000
• Emergency medicine: $255,000
• Psychiatry: $220,000
• Endocrinology: $218,000
• Hospitalist: $217,000
• Internal medicine: $205,000
• Family practice with obstetrics: $197,000
• Pediatrics: $183,000
• Family practice: $178,000
The report noted that this is the first year non-invasive and invasive cardiology income offers were listed separately.
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