Can money buy happiness? Physician net worth vs. happiness rates by specialty

Here is the percentage of physicians who have a net worth over $5 million compared to the percentage of physicians who described themselves as “happy” or “very happy” by specialty, according to Medscape’s Lifestyle and Physician Wealth reports:

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Specialty

Net worth over $5 million

Happiness

Plastic surgery

31%

71%

Orthopedics

28%

65%

Gastroenterology

25%

62%

Urology

23%

63%

Cardiology

22%

56%

Ophthalmology

18%

62%

Radiology

17%

61%

Oncology

17%

51%

Pathology

14%

62%

OB-GYN

14%

57%

Diabetes and endocrinology

13%

58%

Dermatology

13%

62%

Anesthesiology

13%

58%

Critical care

13%

55%

Otolaryngology

12%

65%

General surgery

12%

59%

Pulmonary medicine

12%

59%

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

12%

63%

Rheumatology

10%

51%

Infectious diseases

10%

47%

Emergency medicine

8%

55%

Neurology

8%

54%

Psychiatry

8%

58%

Internal medicine

7%

57%

Allergy and immunology

7%

55%

Nephrology

6%

58%

Public health and preventive medicine

6%

69%

Pediatrics

5%

60%

Family medicine

5%

56%

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