Here are 20 statistics on the income offered to the top 20 recruited specialties. Note: The figures only represent the average base salary or guaranteed income that was offered. They do not include production bonuses or benefits.
• Orthopedic surgery: $519,000 (0.6 percent decrease)
• Urology: $461,000 (2 percent increase)
• Gastroenterology: $433,000 (2 percent increase)
• Otolaryngology: $412,000 (15 percent increase)
• Cardiology (noninvasive): $396,000 (6 percent decrease)
• Dermatology: $364,000 (10 percent increase)
• Hematology/oncology: $360,000 (2 percent decrease)
• Radiology: $358,000 (11 percent decrease)
• General surgery: $343,000 (2 percent increase)
• Pulmonology: $321,000 (3 percent increase)
• Ophthalmology: $295,000 (24 percent increase
• Neurology: $280,000 (9 percent increase)
• Obstetrics/gynecology: $268,000 (5 percent decrease)
• Emergency medicine: $264,000 (3.5 percent increase)
• Endocrinology: $248,000 (11 percent increase)
• Psychiatry: $224,000 (2 percent increase)
• Hospitalist: $221,000 (2 percent increase)
• Internal medicine: $203,000 (1 percent decrease)
• Family practice: $189,000 (6 percent increase)
• Pediatrics: $189,000 (3 percent increase)
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