Average salary of the fastest-growing physician specialties

Psychiatry is the fastest-growing physician specialty, and the average annual salary in the field is $247,350.

This information comes from May 2022 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here is how 12 physician specialties are expected to grow by 2032, along with their projected growth percentage and the current average annual salary: 

1. Psychiatrists 

Projected growth: 6.7 percent

Average annual salary: $247,350

2. Pathologists 

Projected growth: 4.6 percent

Average annual salary: $252,850

3. Family medicine physicians 

Projected growth: 3.7 percent

Average annual salary: $224,460

4. Radiologists 

Projected growth: 3.6 percent

Average annual salary: $329,080

5. Neurologists 

Projected growth: 3.2 percent

Average annual salary: $255,510

6. Cardiologists 

Projected growth: 3.1 percent

Average annual salary: $421,330

6. Dermatologists 

Projected growth: 3.1 percent

Average annual salary: $327,650

8. Emergency medicine 

Projected growth: 2.8 percent

Average annual salary: $316,600

9. Anesthesiologists 

Projected growth: 2.6 percent

Average annual salary: $302,970

10. Internal medicine 

Projected growth: 2.5 percent

Average annual salary: $225,270

11. Obstetricians and gynecologists 

Projected growth: 2.2 percent

Average annual salary: $277,320

12. Pediatricians 

Projected growth: 0.9 percent

Average annual salary: $203,240

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