Physicians who specialize in neurology can make from $89,600 to $386,390— depending on which state they practice in — according to a report by USA Facts, an organization that analyzes government data.
The site compiled physician compensation data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey, most recently updated in May 2022.
Though the average annual salary among all neurologists in the U.S. is $255,510, neurologists who practice in Wisconsin earn an average of $386,390 — the highest of any state nationwide — while neurologists in West Virginia only earn an average of $89,600.
Below are the lowest-paying states for physicians in 17 specialties, listed with the average annual salary for each, in alphabetical order.
|
Specialty |
Avg. salary nationwide |
Lowest-paying state |
Salary in lowest-paying state |
|
Anesthesiology |
$302,970 |
Wyoming |
$205,800 |
|
Cardiology |
$421,330 |
Nebraska |
$248,370 |
|
Dermatology |
$327,650 |
Oklahoma |
$179,030 |
|
Emergency medicine |
$316,600 |
California |
$227,850 |
|
Family medicine |
$224,460 |
Arkansas |
$142,220 |
|
Internal medicine |
$225,270 |
West Virginia |
$107,440 |
|
Neurology |
$255,510 |
West Virginia |
$89,600 |
|
Obstetrics and gynecology |
$277,320 |
Michigan |
$203,800 |
|
Ophthalmology, except pediatric |
$265,450 |
Oklahoma |
$124,580 |
|
Orthopedic surgery, except pediatric |
$371,400 |
West Virginia |
$229,250 |
|
Pathology |
$252,850 |
West Virginia |
$173,890 |
|
Pediatric surgery |
$362,970 |
Minnesota |
$342,020 |
|
Pediatrics |
$203,240 |
Nebraska |
$116,930 |
|
Physicians, all other |
$238,700 |
Virginia |
$191,100 |
|
Psychiatry |
$247,350 |
Hawaii |
$131,480 |
|
Radiology |
$329,080 |
Alaska |
$150,430 |
|
Surgery, all other |
$347,870 |
Alabama |
$235,120 |