Nephrologists earned an average of $263,000 in 2013. In 2023, that figure increased to $312,000, or 19%. This was the lowest 10-year salary increase among 25 specialties.
Plastic surgeons earned an average of $317,000 in 2013. In 2023, that figure grew to $619,000 — an increase of 95% — making it the specialty with the highest pay increase in the last decade.