10 highest-paying physician starting salaries 

Orthopedic surgeons have the highest starting salary among physician specialties, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”

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The report is based on 2,695 physician and advanced practitioner search engagements conducted between April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022.

The 10 highest average starting salaries among physicians:

  1. Orthopedic surgery: $565,000
  2. Interventional cardiology: $527,000
  3. Urology: $510,000
  4. Gastroenterology: $486,000
  5. Non-invasive cardiology: $484,000
  6. Radiology: $455,000
  7. Pulmonology: $412,000
  8. Hematology/oncology: $404,000
  9. Anesthesiology: $400,000
  10. Oral maxillofacial surgery: $386,000

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