Compensation
Data
2007 PHYSICIAN
COMPENSATION SURVEY
by the American
Medical Group Association (AMGA)
|
Specialty |
All
Physicians
|
Starting |
Eastern |
Western |
Southern |
Northern |
|
Allergy and
Immunology |
$233,318 |
$161,858 |
$252,445
|
$237,323 |
$234,444
|
$218,137
|
|
Anesthesiology |
$344,691 |
$275,000 |
$312,292
|
$343,810
|
$333,035
|
$349,991
|
|
Cardiac & Thoracic
Surgery |
$460,000
|
$350,000
|
$462,747
|
$492,874
|
$375,000
|
$513,747
|
|
Cardiology |
$370,295 |
$275,000
|
$299,670
|
$361,205
|
$417,395
|
$388,786
|
|
Colon
& Rectal Surgery |
$357,262 |
**** |
$342,000
|
$351,481 |
**** |
$378,172
|
|
Critical Care
Medicine |
$249,996 |
$207,180 |
$237,886 |
$313,850 |
****
|
$249,996
|
|
Dermatology |
$316,473 |
$228,500
|
$271,580
|
$325,484
|
$336,656 |
$308,658 |
|
Diagnostic Radiology
- Interventional |
$440,004 |
$350,000
|
$367,267 |
$433,085 |
$538,318
|
$440,004
|
|
Diagnostic Radiology
- Non-Interventional |
$414,875 |
****
|
$371,308
|
$414,904
|
$397,393
|
$430,000
|
|
Emergency Care |
$255,530 |
$178,000 |
$224,373
|
$260,175 |
$256,490
|
$257,745
|
|
Endocrinology |
$204,217 |
$150,000
|
$178,387 |
$200,491 |
$196,892 |
$211,494
|
|
Family Medicine |
$185,740 |
$130,000 |
$159,639 |
$198,415
|
$187,281
|
$177,747
|
|
Family Medicine -
with Obstetrics |
$190,649 |
$139,375
|
$175,070
|
$186,336
|
$165,290
|
$199,357
|
|
Gastroenterology |
$356,388 |
$280,000
|
$325,647
|
$370,095
|
$374,077
|
$345,508 |
|
General Surgery |
$327,902 |
$220,000 |
$284,055 |
$326,042
|
$320,000
|
$356,463
|
|
Geriatrics |
$177,392 |
**** |
$175,000
|
$172,614 |
****
|
$179,052
|
|
Gynecological
Oncology |
$358,297 |
****
|
$315,357
|
$359,277
|
**** |
$379,995
|
|
Gynecology |
$225,182 |
**** |
$204,008
|
$217,586 |
$230,242
|
$228,260 |
|
Gynecology &
Obstetrics |
$270,793 |
$200,000
|
$232,913
|
$274,448
|
$288,815
|
$274,561
|
|
Hematology & Medical
Oncology |
$280,339 |
$220,000
|
$244,478
|
$298,779
|
$359,160
|
$280,001
|
|
Hospitalist |
$191,436 |
$151,140
|
$177,368 |
$200,977
|
$199,450
|
$181,175
|
|
Hypertension &
Nephrology |
$240,145 |
$175,000
|
$213,245
|
$262,687 |
$263,891
|
$225,504
|
|
Infectious Disease |
$213,496 |
$150,000
|
$177,291
|
$225,033 |
$173,883
|
$215,001
|
|
Intensivist |
$252,055 |
**** |
**** |
$252,619
|
**** |
**** |
|
Internal Medicine |
$193,162 |
$135,000
|
$176,642
|
$203,440
|
$194,374
|
$181,570
|
|
Neonatology |
$255,524 |
$180,000
|
$242,739 |
$284,588 |
$226,453 |
$250,131 |
|
Neurological Surgery |
$530,000 |
$400,000
|
$457,641
|
$605,825
|
$550,000 |
$530,000
|
|
Neurology |
$222,998 |
$177,500
|
$200,976
|
$233,221 |
$226,986
|
$222,998
|
|
Nuclear Medicine
(M.D. only) |
$329,951 |
****
|
**** |
$311,188
|
**** |
$421,762
|
|
Obstetrics |
$297,887 |
**** |
****
|
****
|
$316,714
|
$300,077
|
|
Occupational/Environmental
Medicine |
$203,159 |
$146,821
|
$209,103 |
$202,662 |
$182,350 |
$209,109
|
|
Ophthalmology |
$295,510 |
$205,510
|
$249,167
|
$284,526
|
$320,625
|
$324,997 |
|
Oral
Surgery |
$333,857 |
$229,370 |
**** |
**** |
$275,879
|
$361,500
|
|
Orthopedic Surgery |
$436,481 |
****
|
$390,000
|
$448,559
|
$403,781
|
$437,930
|
|
Orthopedic-Medical |
$238,154 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
$198,830 |
|
Orthopedic Surgery -
Joint Replacement |
$502,204 |
**** |
$496,639 |
****
|
**** |
$499,998
|
|
Orthopedic Surgery -
Hand |
$413,148 |
**** |
$405,000
|
$393,308
|
**** |
$441,645
|
|
Orthopedic Surg.-Pediatrics |
$427,795 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
****
|
**** |
|
Orthopedic Surgery -
Spine |
$579,400 |
**** |
**** |
$623,202
|
**** |
$548,000
|
|
Otolaryngology |
$327,399 |
$220,000
|
$295,844
|
$326,556
|
$351,705
|
$339,085
|
|
Pathology (M.D.
only) |
$247,506 |
**** |
$216,457
|
****
|
$259,819
|
$253,006
|
|
Pediatric Allergy |
$175,824 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Pediatric Cardiology |
$218,331 |
**** |
$191,668 |
$264,915 |
$180,000
|
$249,996
|
|
Pediatric
Endocrinology |
$182,488 |
****
|
**** |
**** |
****
|
$178,200
|
|
Pediatric
Gastroenterology |
$221,667 |
**** |
$203,767 |
$238,870 |
****
|
$228,227
|
|
Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology |
$202,903 |
**** |
**** |
$214,461
|
$206,160
|
$200,471
|
|
Pediatric Intensive
Care |
$214,547 |
****
|
**** |
**** |
$177,999
|
$212,909
|
|
Pediatric Nephrology |
$189,966 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
$178,788 |
|
Pediatric Neurology |
$203,000 |
****
|
**** |
$216,139 |
**** |
$203,000
|
|
Pediatric Pulmonary
Disease |
$181,087 |
**** |
$173,129 |
**** |
****
|
**** |
|
Pediatric Surgery |
$353,682 |
**** |
$356,073 |
$343,774 |
$377,036
|
$353,750
|
|
Pediatrics &
Adolescent |
$185,913 |
$125,000 |
$176,938
|
$187,154
|
$197,056
|
$183,642
|
|
Pediatric Infectious
Disease |
$182,742 |
****
|
**** |
**** |
**** |
$165,749
|
|
Perinatology |
$349,807 |
$283,457 |
$327,631 |
$353,850
|
**** |
$349,725
|
|
Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation |
$219,991 |
$170,000
|
$199,808 |
$218,338 |
$218,852
|
$219,992
|
|
Plastic &
Reconstruction |
$349,499 |
$250,000
|
$294,242 |
$357,217 |
$323,235 |
$382,450 |
|
Psychiatry |
$200,871 |
$160,000
|
$176,300
|
$214,681
|
$181,097
|
$185,999
|
|
Psychiatry - Child |
$211,740 |
****
|
$162,000 |
$231,453
|
**** |
$181,716
|
|
Pulmonary Disease |
$265,907 |
$182,500
|
$233,520
|
$277,535
|
$285,961
|
$267,956
|
|
Radiation Therapy
(M.D. only) |
$371,218 |
$275,000
|
$306,887
|
$414,630
|
$357,634
|
$386,990
|
|
Reproductive
Endocrinology |
$299,620 |
**** |
$249,722 |
$330,361 |
**** |
**** |
|
Rheumatologic
Disease |
$208,285 |
$155,000
|
$193,678
|
$221,868
|
$201,013
|
$204,691
|
|
Sports Medicine |
$240,475 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
$234,538 |
|
Transplant Surgery -
Kidney |
$342,550 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
$379,248 |
|
Transplant Surgery -
Liver |
$423,418 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
$431,750 |
|
Trauma Surgery |
$353,971 |
**** |
$295,164 |
**** |
$455,323 |
$375,491 |
|
Urgent Care |
$198,646 |
$140,000
|
$181,556
|
$201,887
|
$210,731
|
$198,944
|
|
Urology |
$365,999 |
$246,235
|
$317,392
|
$371,250
|
$358,100
|
$388,552
|
|
Vascular Surgery |
$365,882 |
$260,100
|
$321,135
|
$378,973
|
$364,596
|
$356,164
|
|
|
|
2006 AMGA PHYSICIAN
COMPENSATION SURVEY
|
Specialty |
All Physicians |
Starting |
Eastern |
Western |
Southern |
Northern |
|
Allergy and Immunology |
$227,080 |
$180,520 |
$230,500 |
$236,846 |
$182,074 |
$208,000 |
|
Anesthesiology |
$337,654 |
$279,922 |
$297,088 |
$339,359 |
$311,600 |
$342,610 |
|
Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery |
$470,000 |
$347,573 |
$449,800 |
$478,997 |
$355,569 |
$539,999 |
|
Cardiology |
$363,081 |
$268,286 |
$277,503 |
$368,633 |
$397,500 |
$374,494 |
|
Colon & Rectal Surgery |
$366,687 |
$288,933 |
$325,000 |
$344,940 |
**** |
$368,991 |
|
Critical Care Medicine |
$234,503 |
$209,850 |
$271,587 |
$339,875 |
**** |
$243,935 |
|
Dermatology |
$306,935 |
$238,103 |
$253,125 |
$315,516 |
$330,727 |
$280,979 |
|
Diagnostic Radiology - Interventional |
$424,992 |
$388,318 |
$366,400 |
$419,083 |
$505,321 |
$424,992 |
|
Diagnostic Radiology - Non-Interventional |
$400,000 |
$340,000 |
$349,575 |
$404,877 |
$384,960 |
$415,753 |
|
Emergency Care |
$248,721 |
$213,326 |
$205,313 |
$258,567 |
$215,066 |
$248,412 |
|
Endocrinology |
$194,243 |
$159,705 |
$172,748 |
$207,519 |
$181,800 |
$206,253 |
|
Family Medicine |
$178,366 |
$143,359 |
$151,043 |
$189,204 |
$180,014 |
$173,190 |
|
Family Medicine - with Obstetrics |
$186,451 |
$149,449 |
$156,164 |
$173,950 |
$159,013 |
$197,135 |
|
Gastroenterology |
$344,200 |
$283,842 |
$289,414 |
$356,771 |
$333,564 |
$329,495 |
|
General Surgery |
$310,736 |
$241,005 |
$269,635 |
$308,095 |
$303,073 |
$341,400 |
|
Geriatrics |
$162,541 |
$135,322 |
$159,000 |
$186,759 |
$150,000 |
$163,979 |
|
Gynecological Oncology |
$356,756 |
$284,540 |
$337,747 |
$378,893 |
**** |
$365,000 |
|
Gynecology |
$224,134 |
$178,391 |
$227,294 |
$221,000 |
$214,323 |
$224,632 |
|
Gynecology & Obstetrics |
$271,273 |
$220,635 |
$240,968 |
$274,102 |
$266,467 |
$282,679 |
|
Hematology & Medical Oncology |
$263,284 |
$215,163 |
$235,419 |
$286,699 |
$256,132 |
$261,501 |
|
Hospitalist |
$189,677 |
$163,917 |
$166,997 |
$198,718 |
$202,355 |
$180,066 |
|
Hypertension & Nephrology |
$229,992 |
$195,640 |
$187,616 |
$256,648 |
$238,923 |
$219,992 |
|
Infectious Disease |
$194,750 |
$160,713 |
$166,803 |
$214,665 |
$171,679 |
$196,950 |
|
Intensivist |
$245,293 |
$224,733 |
**** |
$245,254 |
**** |
**** |
|
Internal Medicine |
$183,840 |
$149,567 |
$172,070 |
$193,406 |
$181,870 |
$174,572 |
|
Neonatology |
$246,872 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Neurological Surgery |
$476,260 |
$360,110 |
$423,950 |
$562,521 |
$475,274 |
$476,480 |
|
Neurology |
$211,995 |
$172,264 |
$189,549 |
$232,782 |
$195,685 |
$211,995 |
|
Nuclear Medicine (M.D. only) |
$300,000 |
$225,975 |
**** |
$304,128 |
**** |
$300,000 |
|
Obstetrics |
$251,787 |
$196,797 |
$238,940 |
$260,615 |
$269,028 |
$254,402 |
|
Occupational/Environmental Medicine |
$202,063 |
$173,197 |
**** |
$203,495 |
**** |
$201,622 |
|
Ophthalmology |
$281,112 |
$220,001 |
$234,500 |
$279,981 |
$261,188 |
$312,741 |
|
Oral Surgery |
$317,634 |
$229,370 |
**** |
**** |
$308,300 |
$343,497 |
|
Orthopedic Surgery |
$409,518 |
$331,156 |
$365,266 |
$418,641 |
$364,757 |
$412,003 |
|
Orthopedic-Medical |
$262,170 |
$145,860 |
**** |
**** |
$239,733 |
$261,085 |
|
Orthopedic Surgery - Joint Replacement |
$476,446 |
$407,037 |
**** |
$524,306 |
**** |
$458,740 |
|
Orthopedic Surgery - Hand |
$387,626 |
$316,500 |
$375,000 |
$350,002 |
**** |
$403,376 |
|
Orthopedic Surg.-Pediatrics |
$355,758 |
$302,246 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Orthopedic Surgery - Spine |
$554,054 |
$395,524 |
**** |
$557,630 |
**** |
$582,215 |
|
Otolaryngology |
$315,000 |
$248,948 |
$271,699 |
$318,330 |
$314,643 |
$324,835 |
|
Pathology (M.D. only) |
$274,792 |
$212,351 |
$236,192 |
$288,120 |
$249,634 |
$284,315 |
|
Pediatric Allergy |
$163,338 |
$143,543 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Pediatric Cardiology |
$231,754 |
$184,941 |
$194,915 |
$277,853 |
$222,132 |
$238,992 |
|
Pediatric Endocrinology |
$180,153 |
$155,341 |
**** |
$200,831 |
**** |
$170,758 |
|
Pediatric Gastroenterology |
$216,000 |
$168,238 |
$197,341 |
$236,859 |
$170,503 |
$238,992 |
|
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
$200,260 |
$165,955 |
**** |
$244,909 |
$192,786 |
$190,199 |
|
Pediatric Intensive Care |
$201,901 |
$158,240 |
$197,991 |
**** |
$168,600 |
$202,500 |
|
Pediatric Nephrology |
$178,181 |
$149,706 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Pediatric Neurology |
$197,282 |
$174,804 |
**** |
$211,281 |
**** |
$198,782 |
|
Pediatric Pulmonary Disease |
$175,440 |
$146,439 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Pediatric Surgery |
$322,969 |
$249,061 |
**** |
**** |
$248,577 |
**** |
|
Pediatrics & Adolescent |
$182,186 |
$148,529 |
$174,541 |
$188,766 |
$181,612 |
$170,974 |
|
Pediatric Infectious Disease |
$179,919 |
$135,419 |
**** |
$228,326 |
**** |
$169,227 |
|
Perinatology |
$341,933 |
$298,347 |
**** |
$348,280 |
**** |
$338,995 |
|
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
$207,004 |
$167,593 |
$188,889 |
$213,624 |
$200,877 |
$207,004 |
|
Plastic & Reconstruction |
$345,000 |
$274,476 |
$279,505 |
$361,982 |
$344,215 |
$384,255 |
|
Psychiatry |
$186,786 |
$153,415 |
$161,717 |
$212,760 |
$157,873 |
$181,510 |
|
Psychiatry - Child |
$214,873 |
$168,927 |
**** |
$237,330 |
**** |
$168,927 |
|
Pulmonary Disease |
$238,450 |
$194,500 |
$208,102 |
$246,650 |
$282,162 |
$249,417 |
|
Radiation Therapy (M.D. only) |
$356,097 |
$274,706 |
$285,586 |
$398,644 |
$319,289 |
$377,510 |
|
Reproductive Endocrinology |
$316,241 |
$267,210 |
**** |
$332,114 |
**** |
**** |
|
Rheumatologic Disease |
$204,166 |
$159,066 |
$183,515 |
$216,975 |
$181,367 |
$198,469 |
|
Sports Medicine |
$245,920 |
$162,786 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
$244,161 |
|
Surgical Pathology (M.D. only) |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Surgical Sports Medicine |
$417,106 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Transplant Surgery - Kidney |
$351,031 |
$240,620 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
$389,496 |
|
Transplant Surgery - Liver |
$379,409 |
$321,000 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
$389,496 |
|
Trauma Surgery |
$353,706 |
$268,044 |
$285,179 |
**** |
**** |
$373,340 |
|
Urgent Care |
$194,687 |
$155,438 |
$192,210 |
$208,335 |
$204,172 |
$177,227 |
|
Urology |
$349,811 |
$267,628 |
$283,880 |
$343,506 |
$344,480 |
$367,008 |
|
Vascular Surgery |
$354,365 |
$282,325 |
$309,872 |
$385,935 |
$380,000 |
$350,000 |
Top 10
recruited specialties
Average
Income Offered
|
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
|
Cardiology
|
$ 273,000
|
$ 280,000
|
$ 292,000
|
$ 320,000
|
|
Radiology
|
286,000
|
317,000
|
336,000
|
355,000
|
|
Orthopaedic
Surgery
|
295,000
|
315,000
|
330,000
|
361,000
|
|
Internal
Medicine
|
148,000
|
150,000
|
152,000
|
161,000
|
|
Family
Practice
|
144,000
|
146,000
|
146,000
|
150,000
|
|
General
Surgery
|
221,000
|
242,000
|
248,000
|
255,000
|
|
Gastroenterology
|
226,000
|
240,000
|
250,000
|
298,000
|
|
OB/GYN
|
219,000
|
237,000
|
242,000
|
247,000
|
|
Psychiatry
|
153,000
|
162,000
|
164,000
|
176,000
|
|
Anesthesiology
|
278,000
|
290,000
|
300,000
|
303,000
|
Average Income Offered
by Geographic Region
For top
15 specialties
|
|
Northeast
|
Southeast
|
Midwest
|
West
|
|
Cardiology
|
$ 310,000
|
$ 330,000
|
$ 330,000
|
$ 312,000
|
|
Radiology
|
340,000
|
360,000
|
362,000
|
310,000
|
|
Orthopaedic
Surgery
|
351,000
|
370,000
|
370,000
|
345,000
|
|
Internal
Medicine
|
155,000
|
164,000
|
164,000
|
164,000
|
|
Family
Practice
|
145,000
|
152,000
|
151,000
|
144,000
|
|
General
Surgery
|
245,000
|
260,000
|
262,000
|
248,000
|
|
Gastroenterology
|
290,000
|
300,000
|
302,000
|
285,000
|
|
OB/GYN
|
245,000
|
250,000
|
250,000
|
240,000
|
|
Psychiatry
|
170,000
|
178,000
|
178,000
|
172,000
|
|
Anesthesiology
|
295,000
|
310,000
|
305,000
|
294,000
|
|
Hospitalist
|
165,000
|
175,000
|
174,000
|
165,000
|
|
Neurosurgery
|
470,000
|
478,000
|
478,000
|
472,000
|
|
Urology
|
320,000
|
334,000
|
335,000
|
320,000
|
|
Neurology
|
202,000
|
212,000
|
215,000
|
200,000
|
|
Otolaryngology
|
280,000
|
295,000
|
290,000
|
280,000
|
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