The following are the 10 lowest-paid physician specialities in the U.S., according to data from the "2023 Doximity Physician Compensation Report." The online network service determined the pay growth by analyzing tens of thousands of job postings across its network for 2022.
Physician specialty |
Average salary |
Pediatric endocrinology |
$218,266 |
Pediatric infectious disease |
$221,126 |
Pediatric rheumatology |
$226,186 |
Pediatric hematology and oncology |
$237,005 |
Pediatric nephrology |
$238,208 |
Pediatrics |
$242,832 |
Medical genetics |
$244,107 |
Pediatric pulmonology |
$263,742 |
Medicine/pediatrics |
$270,396 |
Family medicine |
$273,040 |