Doximity examined 27,000 physician jobs posted on Doximity in 2018 and 2019, as well as 70,000 survey responses from physicians.
Ten specialties that had the highest pay increase by percentage:
1. Pediatrics: 9 percent
2. Preventative medicine: 8 percent
3. Pediatric hematology and oncology: 7 percent
4. Pediatric cardiology: 7 percent
5. Geriatrics: 6 percent
6. Neurology: 6 percent
7. General surgery: 6 percent
8. Pediatric gastroenterology: 5 percent
9. Dermatology: 5 percent
10. Psychiatry: 5 percent
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