Orthopedic physicians earn $414K on average, survey finds

Orthopedic physicians had the highest salary of 25 medical specialties, earning $414,283 on average, according to MedPage Today’s 2018 salary survey results.

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The online survey got more than 20,000 responses from physicians, 7,753 of whom included salary information used for the analysis.

Here’s how 25 physician specialties in the survey ranked by average salary:

  1. Orthopedics: $414,283
  2. Oncology: $410,941
  3. Cardiology: $400,603
  4. Urology: $395,000
  5. Gastroenterology: $387,078
  6. General surgery: $359,761
  7. Dermatology: $359,519
  8. Radiology: $357,292
  9. Anesthesiology: $356,992
  10. Critical care: $340,900
  11. Pain management: $331,506
  12. Emergency medicine: $323,799
  13. Pulmonology: $293,651
  14. OB-GYN: $286,406
  15. Ophthalmology: $262,687
  16. Hospitalist: $257,283
  17. Nephrology: $255,821
  18. Neurology: $248,404
  19. Psychiatry: $240,240
  20. Infectious disease: $220,125
  21. Rheumatology: $214,396
  22. Internal medicine: $212,915
  23. Family medicine: $208,272
  24. Endocrinology: $208,118
  25. Pediatrics: $199,616

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