Top-paying settings for 17 physician specialties

Offices of physicians and outpatient care centers are the top-paying settings for 10 of 17 physician specialties, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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The data was released April 3 and uses information from May 2023.

Here are the top-paying settings for 17 physician and surgeon specialties, along with the corresponding annual salaries:

Anesthesiologists

Office of physicians — $358,560

 

Cardiologists

Offices of physicians — $458,050

 

Dermatologists

Outpatient care centers — $460,470

 

Emergency medicine physicians

Employment services — $316,570

 

Family medicine physicians

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services — $288,160

 

General internal medicine physicians

Medical and diagnostic laboratories — $397,710

 

General pediatricians

Medical and diagnostic laboratories — $251,520

 

Neurologists

Outpatient care centers — $392,800

 

Obstetricians and gynecologists

Offices of physicians — $288,180

 

Ophthalmologists, except pediatric

Outpatient care centers — $394,450

 

Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric

Outpatient care centers — $429,450

 

Pediatric surgeons

Offices of physicians — $465,770

 

Physicians (all other)

Computer systems design and related services — $375,620

 

Pathologists

Medical and diagnostic laboratories — $297,330

 

Psychiatrists

Other ambulatory healthcare services — $350,770

 

Radiologists

Outpatient care centers — $434,770

 

Surgeons (all other)

Outpatient care centers — $406,420

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