Here are 30 statistics on physician compensation across 30 specialties from the AMGA's report. Note: All data below reflect compensation recorded in the 2011 calendar year. All data are also medians.
|
Physician specialty |
Compensation |
1-Year Change |
|
Cardiac/thoracic surgery |
$544,087 |
2.16% increase |
|
Cardiology (cath lab) |
$524,731 |
4.09% increase |
|
Orthopedic surgery |
$515,759 |
2.78% increase |
|
Diagnostic radiology (interventional) |
$485,277 |
1.39% decrease |
|
Diagnostic radiology (non-interventional) |
$459,186 |
0.45% decrease |
|
Gastroenterology |
$435,120 |
4.63% increase |
|
Cardiology |
$430,316 |
1.75% increase |
|
Urology |
$415,598 |
0.45% increase |
|
Dermatology |
$397,370 |
2.93% increase |
|
Anesthesiology |
$377,375 |
1.24% increase |
|
Otolaryngology |
$374,387 |
0.81% decrease |
|
Ophthalmology |
$371,987 |
4.39% increase |
|
General surgery |
$370,024 |
0.74% increase |
|
Pathology (combined) |
$363,559 |
2.43% increase |
|
Hematology/medical oncology |
$348,157 |
7.13% increase |
|
Pulmonary disease (no critical care) |
$304,901 |
0.59% increase |
|
OB/GYN (general) |
$303,350 |
0.24% increase |
|
Emergency medicine |
$297,500 |
4.05% increase |
|
Hypertension/nephrology |
$277,934 |
6.99% increase |
|
Allergy |
$268,116 |
0.95% increase |
|
Neurology |
$249,250 |
1.12% increase |
|
Urgent care |
$242,145 |
5.17% increase |
|
Hospitalist (internal medicine) |
$236,500 |
3.14% increase |
|
Infectious disease |
$229,511 |
1.82% increase |
|
Rheumatologic disease |
$229,051 |
1.09% decrease |
|
Internal medicine |
$224,417 |
2.24% increase |
|
Endocrinology |
$221,400 |
4.98% decrease |
|
Pediatrics/adolescent (general) |
$220,644 |
3.4% increase |
|
Family medicine |
$219,362 |
5.13% increase |
|
Psychiatry |
$217,194 |
0.01% increase |
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