23 statistics on average salary for top 5 most-recruited specialties by practice setting

Across practice settings, hospitals typically pay specialists the most, according to the Merritt Hawkins 2017 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Incentives.

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Here are 23 statistics on average salary for the top five most-recruited specialties by practice setting.

Family medicine
Academics: $204,000
Community health center: $213,000
Group: $222,000
Hospital: $232,000
Solo: $245,000

Internal medicine
Academics: $225,000
Community health center: $224,000
Group: $225,000
Hospital: $257,000
Solo: $243,000

Nurse practitioner
Academics: $106,000
Community health center: $119,000
Group: $109,000
Hospital: $125,000
Solo: N/A

OB/GYN
Academics: $371,000
Community health center: $322,000
Group: $329,000
Hospital: $363,000
Solo: $288,000

Psychiatry
Academics: $230,000
Community health center: $240,000
Group: $264,000
Hospital: $280,000
Solo: N/A

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