Physician Salaries

One of the secondary applications I received asked me to list the specialities I am interested. I put down five (hmm, maybe that's too many) and gave a sentence or two to explain my choice. Salary wasn't a consideration. Out of curiosity I did a search of physician income. Forbes had a report that used 2008-2009 data. Here are 20 specialities and their pay:

1. Orthopedic  surgery	$ 481,000
2. Cardiology	$ 419,000
3. Urology	$ 401,000
4.Gastroenterology	$ 393,000
5. Radiology	$ 391,000
6. Otolaryngology	$ 370,000
7. Anesthesiology	$ 340,000
8. Oncology	$ 335,000
9. General surgery	$ 321,000
10. Dermatology	$ 297,000
11. Pulmonology	$ 293,000
12. OB/GYN	$ 266,000
13. Neurology	$ 258,000
14. Emergency medicine	$ 240,000
15. Hospitalist	$ 201,000
16. Psychiatry	$ 200,000
17. Internal medicine	$ 186,000
18. Family w/OB	$ 184,000
19. Family practice	$ 173,000
20. Pediatrics	$ 159,000