The survey includes responses from 12,500 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, of which 5,308 provided salary information.
Here are the top-paying nurse practitioner specialties, listed by annual base salary:
• Anesthesiology: $166,969
• Psychiatry: $139,976
• Pediatrics: $131,302
• Orthopedics: $123,820
• Urology: $120,545
• Emergency Medicine: $117,366
• Hospitalists: $115,512
• Cardiology: $112,567
• Radiology: $111,500
• Gastroenterology: $110,795
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