Top 10 specialties with the greatest pay increase in 2019

A new study from physician networking site Doximity examined physician employment, job demand and salary data.

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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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