Survey responses for the 2016 Salary Guide were collected from 19,754 healthcare job seekers from the Health eCareers database between Jan. 18 and Feb. 23, 2016.
Here are 12 statistics on average salary by specialty, according to the report.
Physician/surgeon
1. Cardiology — $355,628
2. Surgery — $288,588
3. Women’s health/OBGYN — $241,197
4. Family medicine — $197,522
Registered nurse
1. Emergency medicine — $69,388
2. Psychiatric/mental health — $64,665
3. Medical/surgical float — $62,675
Nurse practitioner
1. Family medicine — $100,124
2. Women’s health/OBGYN — $95,263
Physician assistant
1. Emergency medicine — $113,873
2. Orthopedic — $108,655
3. Family medicine — $98,074
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