The 15 highest-paying jobs in medicine right now, according to LinkedIn
15. Hospitalist
14. Pathologist
Pathologists focus on diagnosing diseases.
Base median salary: $240,000
Total median salary: $250,000
13. Medical director
Medical directors are typically physicians who occupy a senior role in a hospital or health clinic.
Base median salary: $238,000
Total median salary: $258,000
12. Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmologists are physicians who focus on disorders and diseases of the eyes.
Base median salary: $285,000
Total median salary: $285,000
11. Emergency physician
Emergency physicians work in emergency room and provide rapid care for patients.
Base median salary: $350,000
Total median salary: $350,000
10. Radiologist
Radiologists are physicians who use medical imagining to diagnose and treat patients.
Base median salary: $350,000
Total median salary: $368,000
9. Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologists are physicians who are trained to provide anesthesia and pain relief to patients.
Base median salary: $353,000
Total median salary: $370,000
8. Urologist
Urologists diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.
Base median salary: $395,000
Total median salary: $395,000
6 (tie). Surgeon
A surgeon is a physician who operates on patients in order to treat diseases and injuries.
Base median salary: $385,000
Total median salary: $400,000
6 (tie). Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterologists study and treat illnesses and diseases of the digestive system.
Base median salary: $400,000
Total median salary: $400,000
5. Plastic surgeon
Plastic surgeons are physicians who restore and alter parts of the body for cosmetic and reconstructive reasons.
Base median salary: $410,000
Total median salary: $410,000
4. Interventional cardiologist
Interventional cardiologists treat heart conditions through catheterization.
Base median salary: $438,000
Total median salary: $438,000
3. Department chair
Department chairs helm a specific department of medicine in an academic medical institution.
Base median salary: $465,000
Total median salary: $465,000
2. Orthopedic surgeon
Orthopedic surgeons are physicians who treat musculoskeletal system injuries and disorders.
Base median salary: $450,000
Total median salary: $500,000
1. Neurosurgeon
Neurosurgeons specialize in performing surgical operations on the nervous system.
Base median salary: $575,000
Total median salary: $575,000
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