In some instances, female cardiologists make nearly $150,000 less per year than males within the same specialty. Here are the average annual compensation figures for male and female cardiologists in four different specialties:
Cardiology: Electrophysiology
Male: $560,066
Female: $411,893
Cardiology: Invasive
Male: $473,042
Female: $324,212
Cardiology: Invasive-Interventional
Male: $528,680
Female: $474,877
Cardiology: Noninvasive
Male: $438,607
Female: $409,028
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