Top 10 highest paying medical residency specialties

Average annual resident salary is $61,200, according to Medscape’s residents 2019 salary and debt report.

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Medscape surveyed over 2,200 U.S. medical residents across 30 specialties to compile its report.

The top 10 earning residents:

1. Medical geneticists – $67,500
2. Allergy and immunology – $66,500
3. HIV/infectious diseases – $66,500
4. Surgery, specialized – $65,700
5. Plastic surgery/aesthetic medicine – $65,600
6. Cardiology – $65,400
7. Hematology – $65,400
8. Critical care – $65,300
9. Endocrinology – $64,700
10. Pulmonary medicine – $64,600

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