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:
|
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% |