According to the "2022 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives" provided by AMN Healthcare's physician recruiting firm Merritt Hawkins, non-invasive cardiology is the highest paying top recruited physician specialty.
The review was created using a representative sample of 2,695 permanent physician and advanced practitioner search engagements that were ongoing or conducted by Merritt Hawkins/AMN Healthcare's staffing companies from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022.
Low, average and high income for the top 20 most recruited physician and advanced practice specialties:
Nurse practitioner
Low: $68,000
Average: $138,000
High: $266,000
Family medicine
Low: $185,000
Average: $251,000
High: $322,000
Radiology
Low: $200,000
Average: $455,000
High: $650,000
Psychiatry:
Low: $145,000
Average: $299,000
High: $450,000
OB-GYN:
Low: $138,000
Average: $321,000
High: $520,000
Internal medicine:
Low: $180,000
Average: $255,000
High: $375,000
Anesthesiology:
Low: $260,000
Average: $400,000
High: $500,000
Cardiology (non-invasive)
Low: $300,000
Average: $484,000
High: $1,000,000
Cardiology (interventional)
Low: $425,000
Average: $527,000
High: $668,000
Gastroenterology
Low: $216,000
Average: $474,000
High: $600,000
Hematology/oncology
Low: $215,000
Average: $404,000
High: $590,000
Certified registered nurse anesthesiologists
Low: $163,000
Average: $211,000
High: $270,000
Hospitalist
Low: $203,000
Average: $284,000
High: $376,000
Pulmonology/critical care
Low: $212,000
Average: $412,000
High: $650,000
Pediatrics
Low: $200,000
Average: $232,000
High: $412,000
Orthopedic surgery
Low: $400,000
Average: $565,000
High: $790,000
Urology
Low: $400,000
Average: $510,000
High: $600,000
Neurology
Low: $275,000
Average: $356,000
High: $525,000
Dermatology
Low: $250,000
Average: $351,000
High: $450,000
Rheumatology
Low: $200,000
Average: $258,000
High: $325,000
Oral maxillofacial surgery
Low: $300,000
Average: $368,000
High: $450,000