The survey found that primary care physicians were the lowest paid, with pediatricians receiving an average $171,000 annually and family practitioners receiving an average $173,000 annually. This, coupled with the average $140,000 in loans a graduating medical student owns, could account for the shortage in primary care providers, according to the report.
Orthopedic surgeons and cardiologists were the highest paid, earning and average $481,000 and $419,000, respectively.
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