Here are the five specialties whose pay decreased the most between 2020 and 2021, according to Medscape’s 2020 and 2021 Physician Compensation Report.
1. Allergy and immunology: 9 percent decrease
2020: $301,000
2021: $274,000
2. Otolaryngology: 8.3 percent decrease
2020: $455,000
2021: $417,000
3. Anesthesiology: 5 percent decrease
2020: $398,000
2021: $378,000
4. Pediatrics: 4.74 percent decrease
2020: $232,000
2021: $221,000
5. Dermatology: 4.1 percent decline
2020: $411,000
2021: $394,000
