Top 10 lowest-paid physician specialities

The following are the 10 lowest-paid physician specialities in the U.S., according to data from the “2023 Doximity Physician Compensation Report.” The online network service determined the pay growth by analyzing tens of thousands of job postings across its network for 2022.

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Physician specialty

Average salary

Pediatric endocrinology

$218,266

Pediatric infectious disease

$221,126

Pediatric rheumatology

$226,186

Pediatric hematology and oncology

$237,005

Pediatric nephrology

$238,208

Pediatrics

$242,832

Medical genetics

$244,107

Pediatric pulmonology

$263,742

Medicine/pediatrics

$270,396

Family medicine

$273,040

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