20 highest paying physician specialties in 2023

Neurosurgeons are the highest paid physician specialists, earning an average of $788,313 annually, according to Doximity’s “2023 Physician Compensation Report.” 

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The results were drawn from survey responses from 190,000 physicians over the last six years, including 31,000 in 2022.

Twenty highest paid physician specialties: 

1. Neurosurgeons: $788,313

2. Thoracic surgeons: $706,775 

3. Orthopedic surgeons: $624,043 

4. Plastic surgeons: $571,373 

5. Vascular surgeons: $557,632 

6. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons: $556,642 

7. Radiation oncologists: $547,026 

8. Cardiologists: $544,201 

9. Urologists: $505,745 

10. Radiologists: $503,564 

11. Gastroenterologists: $496,667

12. Otolaryngologists: $488,536 

13. Dermatologists: $468,509 

14. Anesthesiologists: $462,506 

15. General surgeons: $451,489 

16. Ophthalmologists: $449,315 

17. Oncologists: $447,312 

18. Colon and rectal surgeons: $445,685 

19. Pulmonologists: $400,650 

20. Nuclear medicine: $392,196

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