The demand for specialty physicians has increased, leading to a rebound of salaries that had fallen during the pandemic, according to AMN Healthcare's Merritt Hawkins’ Review, published June 30.
According to the report, the nine top-paying physician starting salaries that saw increases in the last year were:
|
Specialty |
2022 Salary |
2021 Salary |
Percent change from 2021-2022 |
|
Orthopedic surgery |
$565,000 |
$546,000 |
+3 percent |
|
Urology |
$510,000 |
$497,000 |
+3 percent |
|
Gastroenterology |
$486,000 |
$453,000 |
+7 percent |
|
Noninvasive cardiology |
$484,000 |
$446,000 |
+8 percent |
|
Radiology |
$455,000 |
$401,000 |
+12 percent |
|
Pulmonology |
$412,000 |
$385,000 |
+6 percent |
|
Hematology/oncology |
$404,000 |
$385,000 |
+5 percent |
|
Anesthesiology |
$400,000 |
$367,000 |
+8 percent |
|
Oral maxillofacial surgery |
$368,000 |
$349,000 |
+5 percent |