The specialties have ranked No. 1 and No. 2 on Medscape’s list of the highest-paid physician specialties for the last eight years.
Orthopedic surgeons have a slight edge, topping the list six times in 10 years.
Here is how orthopedic surgeons and plastic surgeons have ranked with respect to one another since 2015:
1. Orthopedic surgeons: $421,000
5. Plastic surgeons: $354,000
1. Orthopedic surgeons: $443,000
8. Plastic surgeons: $355,000
1. Orthopedic surgeons: $489,000
2. Plastic surgeons: $440,000
1. Plastic surgeons: $501,000
2. Orthopedic surgeons: $497,000
1. Orthopedic surgeons: $482,000
2. Plastic surgeons: $471,000
1. Orthopedic surgeons: $511,000
2. Plastic surgeons: $479,000
1. Plastic surgeons: $526,000
2. Orthopedic surgeons: $511,000
1. Plastic surgeons: $576,000
2. Orthopedic surgeons: $557,000
1. Plastic surgeons: $619,000
2. Orthopedic surgeons: $573,000
1. Orthopedic surgeons: $558,000
2. Plastic surgeons: $536,000
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