The highest-paid physician specialties over 5 years

Orthopedic surgeons and plastic surgeons consistently top the list of highest paid physician specialties in Medscape’s annual compensation reports.

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Here are the five highest-paying physician specialties over the last five years:

2024

  1. Orthopedic surgeons: $558,000
  2. Plastic surgeons: $536,000
  3. Cardiologists: $525,000 
  4. Urologists: $515,000
  5. Gastroenterologists: $512,000

2023:

  1. Plastic surgery: $619,000 
  2. Orthopedics: $573,000 
  3. Cardiology: $507,000
  4. Urology: $506,000 
  5. Gastroenterology: $501,000

2022:

  1. Plastic surgery: $576,000
  2. Orthopedics: $557,000
  3. Cardiology: $490,000
  4. ENT: $469,000
  5. Urology: $461,000

2021:

  1. Plastic surgery: $526,000
  2. Orthopedics: $511,000
  3. Cardiology: $459,000
  4. Urology: $427,000
  5. ENT: $417,000

2020:

  1. Orthopedics: $511,000
  2. Plastic surgery: $479,000
  3. ENT: $455,000
  4. Cardiology: $438,000
  5. Radiology: $427,000

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