Physician First Year Starting Salary National Average

Physician 1st Year Starting Salary
National Average

Specialty	Average	Lowest	Highest

Primary Care
Family Practice Internal Medicine Pediatrics General Practice	125,000 128,000 120,000 117,000	90,000 95,000 95,000 90,000	150,000 145,000 145,000 130,000

Primary Care Surgical
OB-GYN Ophthalmology Otolaryngology	165,000 145,000 175,000	110,000 120,000 120,000	210,000 190,000 195,000

Internal Medicine Specialties
Endocrinology Neurology Hematology/Oncology Pulmonary Rheumatology Nephrology Gastroenterology Cardiology	140,000 160,000 150,000 125,000 110,000 129,000 140,000 180,000	120,000 100,000 120,000 100,000 110,000 105,000 100,000 120,000	180,000 190,000 215,000 205,000 130,000 180,000 280,000 250,000

Surgical Specialties
General Surgery Cardiovascular Surgery Colon/Rectal Surgery Neuro Surgery Oral & Maxillofacial Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery	150,000 208,000 155,000 185,000 107,000 200,000 160,000 150,000 185,000	100,000 175,000 110,000 160,000 107,000 130,000 125,000 100,000 145,000	200,000 250,000 195,000 195,000 120,000 300,000 200,000 195,000 225,000

Miscellaneous Specialties
Dermatology Psychiatry	160,000 150,000	120,000 110,000	225,000 180,000

Hospital Based
Anesthesiology Radiology Emergency Medicine	130,000 160,000 180,000	100,000 130,000 145,000	200,000 190,000 220,000

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