Orthopedics is the highest-paying physician specialty, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2024."
The report included 7,000 respondents across 29 physician specialities.
Here are 29 physician specialities ranked by highest to lowest pay:
Orthopedics: $558,000
Plastic surgery :$536,000
Cardiology: $525,000
Urology: $515,000
Gastroenterology: $512,000
Radiology: $498,000
Dermatology: $479,000
Anesthesiology: $472,000
Oncology: $494,000
Otolaryngology: $459,000
General surgery: $423,000
Ophthalmology: $409,000
Critical care: $401,000
Pulmonary medicine: $397,000
Emergency medicine: $379,000
Pathology: $366,000
Obstetricians and gynecologists: $352,000
Neurology: $343,000
Nephrology: $341,000
Physical medicine and rehabilitation: $341,000
Psychiatry: $323,000
Allergy and immunology: $307,000
Rheumatology: $286,000
Internal medicine: $282,000
Family medicine: $272,000
Public health and preventive medicine: $263,000
Infectious diseases: $261,000
Pediatrics: $260,000
Diabetes and endocrinology: $256,000