Specialty |
State |
Salary |
Orthopedic surgery |
Hawaii |
$554,520 |
All other surgery specialties |
Louisiana |
$534,920 |
Cardiology |
Idaho |
$521,690 |
Dermatology |
Minnesota |
$514,330 |
Pediatric surgery |
Arizona |
$430,870 |
Radiology |
Arizona |
$430,650 |
Anesthesiology |
Nebraska |
$422,040 |
Ophthalmology |
Maine |
$409,920 |
Psychiatry |
North Dakota |
$390,140 |
Obstetrics and gynecology |
Montana |
$389,340 |
Neurology |
Wisconsin |
$386,390 |
Emergency medicine |
Kentucky |
$382,040 |
Pathology |
Minnesota |
$355,570 |
General internal medicine |
Wisconsin |
$347,740 |
All other physician specialties |
Indiana |
$330,900 |
Family medicine |
South Carolina |
$309,270 |
Pediatrics |
Alaska |
$257,230 |
The highest paying states for these physician specialties
Here are the highest paying states across 17 specialties, according to recent data USA Facts compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: