Physician compensation is a science in and of itself.  A physician's salary is determined by a number of factors in addition to experience and region.  Physician compensation can be straight salary, salary with incentive pay and productivity based compensation.  Determining Physician Compensation is an interesting article on the topic.  For an list of factors involved in a physician compensation package view our Physician Compensation and Benefits Worksheet.  For a recent article about physician salaries, click here.

Specialty
Low  Average High 

Allergy/ Immunology

$153,000

$216,000

$482,000

Ambulatory

$  75,000

$108,000

$148,000

Anesthesiology: Pediatrics

$ 278,000

$306,000

$373,000

Anesthesiology: General

$202,000

$270,000

$443,000

Anesthesiology: Pain Management

$310,000

$365,000

$646,000

Cardiology: Invasive

$253,000

$390,000

$642,000

Cardiology: Interventional

$285,000

$463,000

$806,000

Cardiology: Noninvasive

$263,000

$398,000

$594,000

Critical Care

$182,000

$210,000

$315,000

Dermatology

$190,000

$303,000

$447,000

Emergency Medicine

$187,000

$211,000

$290,000

Endocrinology

$166,000

$182,000

$255,000

FP (with OB)

$177,000

$199,000

$236,000

FP (w/o OB)

$156,000

$130,000

$234,000

FP - Sports Medicine

$ 147,000

$203,000

$358,000

FP - Urgent Care

$ 123,000

$193,000

$294,000

Gastroenterology

$260,000

$344,000

$585,000

Hematology/Oncology

$176,348

$240,000

$680,000

Infectious Disease

$149,000

$173,000

$266,000

Internal Medicine

$149,000

$171,000

$233,000

IM (Hospitalist)

$156,000

$167,000

$240,000

Medicine/Pediatrics

$134,000

$163,000

$266,000

Medical Oncology

$193,000

$252,000

$450,000

Neonatal Medicine

$281,000

$305,000

$376,000

Nephrology

$186,000

$264,000

$442,000

Neurology

$155,000

$185,000

$250,000

Obstetrics/Gynecology

$206,000

$256,000

$412,000

Gynecology

$154,000

$208,000

$353,000

Maternal/Fetal Medicine

$281,000

$317,000

$605,000

Occupational Medicine

$134,000

$180,000

$285,000

Ophthalmology

$133,000

$309,000

$506,000

Ophthalmology Retina

$275,000

$464,000

$711,000

Orthopedic Surgery

$251,000

$337,000

$665,000

ORS - Foot & Ankle

$223,000

$387,000

$786,000

ORS - Hand & Upper Extremities

$283,000

$454,000

$765,000

ORS - Hip & Joint Replacement

$325,000

$486,000

$710,000

ORS - Spine Surgery

$393,000

$665,000

$1,347,000

ORS - Sports Medicine

$261,000

$474,000

$757,000

Otorhinolaryngology

$189,000

$306,000

$511,000

Pathology

$164,000

$316,000

$605,000

Pediatrics

$130,000

$170,000

$266,000

Pediatrics - Cardiology

$140,000

$277,000

$602,000

Pediatrics - Critical Care

$191,000

$254,000

$393,000

Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology   

$177,000

$212,000

$246,000

Pediatrics - Neurology

$170,000

$184,000

$357,000

Physiatry

$164,000

$239,000

$308,000

Podiatry

$123,000

$163,000

$287,000

Psychiatry

$144,000

$164,000

$233,000

Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent

$153,000

$184,000

$260,000

Pulmonary Medicine + Critical Care

$210,000

$283,000

$412,000

Radiation Oncology

$236,000

$380,000

$782,000

Radiology

$196,000

$349,000

$906,000

Rheumatology

$174,000

$224,000

$373,000

Surgery - General

$221,000

$286,000

$515,000

Surgery - Cardiovascular

$331,000

$510,000

$806,000

Surgery - Neurological

$349,000

$536,000

$931,000

Surgery - Plastic

$232,000

$407,000

$815,000

Surgery - Vascular

$265,000

$324,000

$520,000

Urology

$256,000

$353,000

$614,000