Physician salaries are on the rise, with plastic and orthopedic surgeons consistently placing as the top earners, according to Medscape compensation reports.
Here are the five highest-paying physician specialties over the last five years:
1. Plastic surgeons: $619,000
2. Orthopedic surgeons: $573,000
3. Cardiologists: $507,000
4. Urologists: $506,000
5. Gastroenterologists: $501,000
Plastic surgery: $576,000
Orthopedics: $557,000
Cardiology: $490,000
ENT: $469,000
Urology: $461,000
2021:
Plastic surgery: $526,000
Orthopedics: $511,000
Cardiology: $459,000
Urology: $427,000
ENT: $417,000
2020:
Orthopedics: $511,000
Plastic surgery: $479,000
ENT: $455,000
Cardiology: $438,000
Radiology: $427,000
2019:
Orthopedics: $482,000
Plastic surgery: $471,000
ENT: $461,000
Cardiology: $430,000
Dermatology: $419,000