Physician 1st Year Starting Salary

National Average

Specialty		Average	Lowest	Highest
Primary Care
Family Practice Internal Medicine Pediatrics General Practice		125,000 128,000 120,000 117,000	90,000 95,000 95,000 90,000	150,000 145,000 145,000 130,000
Primary Care Surgical
OB-GYN Ophthalmology Otolaryngology		165,000 145,000 175,000	110,000 120,000 120,000	210,000 190,000 195,000
Internal Medicine Specialties
Endocrinology Neurology Hematology/Oncology Pulmonary Rheumatology Nephrology Gastroenterology Cardiology		140,000 160,000 150,000 125,000 110,000 129,000 140,000 180,000	120,000 100,000 120,000 100,000 110,000 105,000 100,000 120,000	180,000 190,000 215,000 205,000 130,000 180,000 280,000 250,000
Surgical Specialties
General Surgery Cardiovascular Surgery Colon/Rectal Surgery Neuro Surgery Oral & Maxillofacial Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery		150,000 208,000 155,000 185,000 107,000 200,000 160,000 150,000 185,000	100,000 175,000 110,000 160,000 107,000 130,000 125,000 100,000 145,000	200,000 250,000 195,000 195,000 120,000 300,000 200,000 195,000 225,000
Miscellaneous Specialties
Dermatology Psychiatry		160,000 150,000	120,000 110,000	225,000 180,000
Hospital Based
Anesthesiology Radiology Emergency Medicine		130,000 160,000 180,000	100,000 130,000 145,000	200,000 190,000 220,000
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