Top 5 specialists earning the highest starting salaries

Here are the top five physician specialties that receive the highest starting salaries, according to Merritt Hawkins’ 2015 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.

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•    Cardiology — $525,000
•    Orthopedic surgery — $497,000
•    Gastroenterology — $455,000
•    Urology — $412,000
•    Dermatology — $398,000

Merritt Hawkins, an AMN Healthcare company, is a physician search and consulting firm.

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