The site compiled physician compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey, most recently updated in May 2022.
Below are the highest-paying states for physicians in 17 specialties, listed with the average annual salary for each, in alphabetical order.
|
Specialty |
Avg. salary nationwide |
Highest-paying state |
Salary in highest-paying state |
|
Anesthesiology |
$302,970 |
Nebraska |
$422,040 |
|
Cardiology |
$421,330 |
Idaho |
$521,690 |
|
Dermatology |
$327,650 |
Minnesota |
$514,330 |
|
Emergency medicine |
$316,600 |
Kentucky |
$382,040 |
|
Family medicine |
$224,460 |
South Carolina |
$309,270 |
|
Internal medicine |
$225,270 |
Wisconsin |
$347,740 |
|
Neurology |
$255,510 |
Wisconsin |
$386,390 |
|
Obstetrics and gynecology |
$277,320 |
Montana |
$389,340 |
|
Ophthalmology, except pediatric |
$265,450 |
Maine |
$409,920 |
|
Orthopedic surgery, except pediatric |
$371,400 |
Hawaii |
$554,520 |
|
Pathology |
$252,850 |
Minnesota |
$355,570 |
|
Pediatric surgery |
$362,970 |
Arizona |
$430,870 |
|
Pediatrics |
$203,240 |
Alaska |
$257,230 |
|
Physicians, all other |
$238,700 |
Indiana |
$330,900 |
|
Psychiatry |
$247,350 |
North Dakota |
$390,140 |
|
Radiology |
$329,080 |
Arizona |
$430,650 |
|
Surgery, all other |
$347,870 |
Louisiana |
$534,920 |
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