Highest-paying physician specialties vs. hours worked

Here are the top 20 highest-paid specialties compared to hours worked for physicians ages 40 to 55, according to data from the The Washington Post:

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Tuesday, August 15th, 2023

Specialty	Annual income (including business and other)	Workweek by hours
Neurosurgery	$920,500	63
Orthopedic surgery	$788,600	58
Radiation oncology	$709,300	51
Interventional pain management	$702,600	50
Interventional cardiology	$682,200	61
Dermatology	$655,200	44
Hand surgery	$650,400	54
Cardiac surgery	$607,300	66
Hematology-oncology	$606,400	55
Ophthalmology	$597,000	48
Cardiac electrophysiology	$596,900	59
Gastroenterology	$594,700	55
Interventional radiology	$594,200	52
Gynecological oncology	$571,600	61
Cardiology	$566,600	59
Urology	$563,900	58
Maxillofacial surgery	$559,800	48
Otolaryngology	$553,800	54
Diagnostic radiology	$546,700	50
Plastic and reconstructive surgery	$545,600	54

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