Orthopedics is the highest-paying physician specialty, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2025,” released April 11.
Medscape surveyed 7,322 physicians across 29 specialties from Oct. 2, 2024, to Jan. 14, 2025.
1. Orthopedics (includes orthopedics and orthopedic surgery): $543,000
2. Radiology: $520,000
3. Plastic surgery: $516,000
4. Cardiology: $506,000
5. Anesthesiology: $499,000
6. Gastroenterology: $495,000
7. Urology: $485,000
8. ENT: $473,000
9. Oncology and hematology: $452,000
10. Dermatology $424,000
11. General surgery: $420,000
12. Critical care: $410,000
13. Pathology: $395,000
14. Ophthalmology: $394,000
15. Pulmonary medicine: $387,000
16. Emergency medicine: $374,000
17. OB-GYN: $367,000
18. Nephrology: $359,000
19. Physical medicine and rehabilitation: $354,000
20. Psychiatry: $336,000
21. Neurology: $322,000
22. Allergy and immunology: $312,000
23. Internal medicine: $286,000
24. (tie). Rheumatology: $277,000
24. (tie). Infectious diseases: $277,000
24. (tie). Diabetes and endocrinology: $277,000
27. Family medicine: $276,000
28. Pediatrics: $258,000
29. Public health and preventative medicine: $257,000
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