The Best- And Worst-Paying Jobs For Doctors

Here’s how much doctors in the top recruited specialties are offered, according to consulting firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates’ 2012 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives. These are the average offered base salaries or guaranteed income, not including production bonus or benefit

1. Orthopedic Surgeon

Average: $519,000 

2. Cardiology (invasive)

Average: $512,000

3. Urology

Average: $461,000

4. Gastroenterology 

Average: $433,000 

5. Otolaryngology

Average: $412,000

6. Cardiology (non-invasive)

Average: $396,000

7.  Dermatology

Average: $364,000

8. Hematology/Oncology

Average: $360,000 

9. Radiology

Average: $358,000

10. General Surgery

Average: $343,000

11. Pulmonology 

Average: $321,000 

12. Ophthalmology

Average: $295,000

13. Neurology

Average: $280,000

14. OB/GYN

Average: $268,000

15. Emergency medicine

Average: $264,000

16. Endocrinology 

Average: $248,000

17. Hospitalist

Average: $221,000

18. Internal medicine

Average: $203,000

19. (tie) Psychiatry

Average: $189,000

19. (tie) Family practice

Average: $189,000

19. (tie) Pediatrics

Average: $189,000