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Here’s how average pay for 10 physician specialties stacks up:
1. Neurosurgeon: $402,205
2. Cardiothoracic surgeon: $387,471
3. Orthopedic surgeon: 379,757
4. Invasive cardiologist: $360,213
5. Gastroenterologist: $309,398
6. Otolaryngologist: $296,879
7. Non-invasive cardiologist: $294,420
8. General surgeon: $270,741
9. OB-GYN: $219,310
10. Ophthalmologist: $212,005
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