The report is based on 2,695 physician and advanced practitioner search engagements conducted from April 1, 2021, to March 31.
Here’s the most requested physician searches by specialty, followed by their average annual salary, pulled from Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
No. of physician searches |
Average salary |
|
Family medicine |
280 |
$255,000 |
Radiology |
162 |
$437,000 |
OB-GYN |
148 |
$336,000 |
Internal medicine |
133 |
$264,000 |
Anesthesiology |
117 |
$405,000 |
Cardiology |
100 |
$490,00 |
Gastroenterology |
95 |
$453,000 |
Oncology |
86 |
$411,000 |
Pulmonary |
53 |
$353,000 |
Pediatrics |
53 |
$244,000 |
Orthopedic surgery |
51 |
$557,000 |
Urology |
48 |
$461,000 |
Neurology |
43 |
$301,000 |
Dermatology |
35 |
$438,000 |
Rheumatology |
34 |
$289,000 |