Much of the available data about physicians' incomes comes from the
physicians themselves, so the findings vary, depending upon which
physicians respond to the surveys.
Here you will find the results of a survey of 3123 physicians:
Physicians Search: Physician Compensation Survey
http://www.physicianssearch.com/physician/salary2.html
Going by the average incomes listed in the survey linked above, these
are the ten most lucrative medical specialties:
1 - Cardiovascular Surgery: $558,719
2 - Neurosurgery: $438,426
3 - Vascular Surgery: $359,339
4 - Orthopedic Surgery: $346,224
5 - Radiology: $309,361
6 - Plastic Surgery: $306,047
7 - Cardiology: $300,500
8 - Colorectal Surgery: $291,199
9 - Gastroenterology: $282,133
10 - Urology: $273,326
Here are links to other studies of physican compensation that may be
helpful to you:
Managed Care Digest: Median Physician Compensation
http://www.managedcaredigest.com/edigests/mg2001/mg2001c06s02g01.shtml
Modern Healthcare: Physicians Compensation Report
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/charts/physic_comp_main.php3
Modern Healthcare: Physicians Compensation Report
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/charts/pdf/phycomp2.pdf
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/charts/pdf/phycomp1.pdf
Two of the Modern Healthcare files linked above are in .pdf format. If
you don't already have it on your computer, you will need to install
Adobe Acrobat reader software in order to view .pdf files. You can
download Acrobat Reader 5 here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
My Google search strategy:
"physician compensation"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=physician+compensation
I hope this information is of use. If any part of my answer is
unclear, or if any of the links do not function, please do not
hesitate to ask for clarification.
Best regards,
pinkfreud |