The consulting firm reviewed 3,045 physicians and advanced practitioner search assignments to compile its data.
Here is the average 2017/2018 income for the top 20 recruited physician specialties:
1. Family medicine: $241,000
2. Psychiatry: $261,000
3. Nurse practitioner: $129,000
4. Internal medicine: $261,000
5. Radiology: $371,000 (Teleradiology: $375,000)
6. OB/GYN: $324,000
7. Hospitalist: $269,000
8. Gastroenterology: $487,000
9. Urgent care: $234,000
10. Orthopedic surgery: $533,000
11. Emergency medicine (American Board of Emergency Medicine only): $358,000
12. Dermatology: $425,000
13. Pediatrics: $230,000
14. Cardiology (non-invasive): $427,000; Cardiology (invasive): $590,000
15. Neurology: $301,000
16. Otolaryngology: $405,000
17. Urology: $386,000
18. Pulmonology: $418,000
19. Anesthesiology: $371,000
20. Physician assistant: $109,000
Note: Includes base salary or guaranteed income only; does not include bonuses or benefits.
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