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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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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