Here are the top 20 highest-paid specialties compared to hours worked for physicians ages 40 to 55, according to data from the The Washington Post:
|
Specialty |
Annual income (including business and other) |
Workweek by hours |
|
Neurosurgery |
$920,500 |
63 |
|
Orthopedic surgery |
$788,600 |
58 |
|
Radiation oncology |
$709,300 |
51 |
|
Interventional pain management |
$702,600 |
50 |
|
Interventional cardiology |
$682,200 |
61 |
|
Dermatology |
$655,200 |
44 |
|
Hand surgery |
$650,400 |
54 |
|
Cardiac surgery |
$607,300 |
66 |
|
Hematology-oncology |
$606,400 |
55 |
|
Ophthalmology |
$597,000 |
48 |
|
Cardiac electrophysiology |
$596,900 |
59 |
|
Gastroenterology |
$594,700 |
55 |
|
Interventional radiology |
$594,200 |
52 |
|
Gynecological oncology |
$571,600 |
61 |
|
Cardiology |
$566,600 |
59 |
|
Urology |
$563,900 |
58 |
|
Maxillofacial surgery |
$559,800 |
48 |
|
Otolaryngology |
$553,800 |
54 |
|
Diagnostic radiology |
$546,700 |
50 |
|
Plastic and reconstructive surgery |
$545,600 |
54 |