Highest vs. Lowest Paid Specialties in 2022

Recently, Doximity and Curative ran a study to find out what were the highest and lowest-paid medical specialties. They collected data from 44,000 licensed U.S. doctors. These are the results.

Agenda:

• 💰 Salaries: 10 highest and lowest paid specialties

• 🌎 Geography: What cities made the most and least

• 📈 The most in-demand specialties

Highest Paid

1. Neurosurgery — $746,544

2. Thoracic surgery — $668,350

3. Orthopedic surgery — $605,330

4. Plastic surgery — $539,208

5. Oral and maxillofacial — $538,590

6. Vascular surgery — $534,508

7. Cardiology — $527,231

8. Radiation oncology — $516,016

9. Gastroenterology — $485,817

10. Radiology — $485,460

Lowest Paid

1. Pediatric Endocrinology — $218,266

2. Pediatric Infectious Disease — $221,126

3. Pediatric Rheumatology — $226,186

4. Pediatric Hematology & Oncology — $237,005

5. Pediatric Nephrology — $238,208

6. Pediatrics — $242,832

7. Medical Genetics — $244,107

8. Pediatric Pulmonology — $263,742

9. Medicine/Pediatrics — $270,396

10. Family Medicine — $273,040

City vs. City

Were you wondering what cities had the highest and lowest paid doctors? Yeah. I was too!

Thankfully, this study collected a lot of data points. Here is what they found.

Highest Paid 😁 

1. Charlotte, NC — $430,890

2. St. Louis, MO — $426,370

3. Oklahoma City, OK — $425, 096

Lowest Paid 🙃 

1. Washington, DC — $342,139

2. Baltimore, MD — $346,240

3. Boston, MA — $347,553

In High Demand

Finally, Doximity used data from its job board to find out what the most recruited specialties were in 2022. These 10 specialties were in the most demand.

1. Family Medicine

2. Psychiatry

3. Internal Medicine

4. Emergency Medicine

5. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

6. OBGYN

7. Anesthesiology

8. Urgent Care

9. Geriatric Medicine

10. Hematology/Oncology