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The 15 highest-paying jobs in medicine right now, according to LinkedIn

15. Hospitalist

The 15 highest-paying jobs in medicine right now, according to LinkedIn

14. Pathologist

14. Pathologist

Pathologists focus on diagnosing diseases.

Base median salary: $240,000

Total median salary: $250,000

13. Medical director

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4. Interventional cardiologist

Interventional cardiologists treat heart conditions through catheterization.

Base median salary: $438,000

Total median salary: $438,000

3. Department chair

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

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

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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