8 highest-paying specialties for early career physicians

Using data provided by Medscape, these are currently the highest-paying specialties for self-employed physicians with five to seven years of experience, ranked by average yearly salary.

1. Dermatology

$460,822

2. Opthalmology

$422,754

3. Anesthesiology

$418,905

4. Emergency medicine

$388,838

5. Multispecialty

$354,730

6. Internal medicine

$268,904

7. Primary care

$263,111

8. Pediatrics

$225,974

 

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