Compiled from aamc medical specialties data 2005.
      Clinical Practice     Academic Medicine      
    Years 1-2   All Physicians Early Career   Mid to Late Career  
Specialty Y F L Median H Low M High Low Median High Low Median High
Allergy and Immunology   2             $107,000 $124,000 $150,000 $140,000 $175,000 $215,000
Anesthesiology 4   - $286,937 - $267,365 -  $427,800 $221,000 $250,000 $293,000 $253,000 $285,000 $328,000
  Critical Care Medicine   1                        
  Pain Medicine   1                        
  Pediatric Anesthesiology   1                        
Colon and Rectal Surgery   1                        
Dermatology 4   - $277,544 - $259,118 -  $452,164            
  Dermatopathology   1                        
Emergency Medicine 3   - $218,500 - $207,437 -  $281,220 $175,000 $190,000 $211,000 $190,000 $210,000 $244,000
  Medical Toxicology   2                        
  Pediatric Emergency Medicine   2                        
  Sports Medicine   1                        
Family Medicine 3   - $132,021 - $140,636 -  $210,804 $124,000 $136,000 $155,000 $144,000 $160,000 $184,000
  Geriatric Medicine   1                        
  Sports Medicine   1                        
Internal Medicine 3   - $151,179 - $141,440 -  $215,205 $121,000 $137,000 $160,000 $140,000 $168,000 $200,000
  Cardiovascular Disease   3 - $253,458 - $271,750 -  $486,460 $163,000 $207,000 $271,000 $204,000 $250,000 $331,000
  Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology   4                        
  Critical Care Medicine   2             $156,000 $184,000 $250,000 $216,000 $250,000 $254,000
  Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism   2             $109,000 $124,000 $141,000 $147,000 $176,000 $211,000
  Gastroenterology   3 - $287,564 - $292,848 -  $518,241 $149,000 $190,000 $252,000 $192,000 $234,000 $300,000
  Geriatric Medicine   1             $115,000 $127,000 $145,000 $145,000 $164,000 $192,000
  Hematology   2                        
  Hematology and Oncology   3 - $226,518 - $267,643 -  $688,578 $130,000 $150,000 $180,000 $175,000 $208,000 $261,000
  Infectious Disease   2             $107,000 $121,000 $139,000 $141,000 $169,000 $201,000
  Interventional Cardiology   4 - $331,876 - $380,000 -  $622,401            
  Nephrology   2 - $173,419 - $218,500 -  $400,240 $130,000 $144,000 $170,000 $162,000 $191,000 $228,000
  Oncology   2                        
  Pulmonary Disease   2             $125,000 $141,000 $163,000 $161,000 $188,000 $221,000
  Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine   3 - $203,875 - $179,040 -  $326,964            
  Rheumatology   2             $110,000 $129,000 $148,000 $149,000 $177,000 $214,000
  Sports Medicine   1                        
Medical Genetics 4                          
Neurological Surgery 6               $243,000 $308,000 $413,000 $299,000 $401,000 $531,000
  Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology   1                        
Neurology 4   - $189,317 - $182,287 -  $288,962 $113,000 $130,000 $151,000 $147,000 $177,000 $214,000
  Child Neurology   3             $125,000 $136,000 $147,000 $157,000 $179,000 $203,000
  Clinical Neurophysiology   1                        
  Pain Medicine   1                        
Nuclear Medicine 3                          
Obstetrics and Gynecology 4   - $205,080 - $208,732 -  $322,608 $163,000 $191,000 $228,000 $184,000 $225,000 $280,000
Ophthalmology 3   - $195,219 - $222,308 -  $412,510 $142,000 $177,000 $240,000 $184,000 $244,000 $320,000
Orthopaedic Surgery 5   - $357,641 - $324,707 -  $534,537 $230,000 $304,000 $405,000 $278,000 $362,000 $442,000
  Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics   1                        
  Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics   1                        
  Hand Surgery   1                        
  Musculoskeletal Oncology   1                        
  Orthopaedic Sports Medicine   1 - $248,543 - $345,526 -  $714,048            
  Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine   1                        
  Orthopaedic Trauma   1                        
  Pediatric Orthopaedics   1                        
Otolaryngology 5   - $254,155 - $256,293 -  $399,460 $180,000 $206,000 $256,000 $230,000 $280,000 $348,000
  Otology-Neurotology   2                        
  Pediatric Otolaryngology   2                        
Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical 3               $135,000 $152,000 $175,000 $172,000 $202,000 $243,000
  Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine   1                        
  Chemical Pathology   1                        
  Cytopathology   1                        
  Forensic Pathology   1                        
  Hematology   1                        
  Medical Microbiology   1                        
  Neuropathology   2                        
  Pediatric Pathology   1                        
Pediatrics 3   - $131,565 - $132,076 -  $208,023 $111,000 $126,000 $152,000 $136,000 $160,000 $198,000
  Adolescent Medicine   3                        
  Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine   3             $143,000 $164,000 $195,000 $184,000 $206,000 $243,000
  Pediatric Cardiology   3             $142,000 $165,000 $203,000 $180,000 $213,000 $253,000
  Pediatric Critical Care Medicine   3             $146,000 $162,000 $190,000 $184,000 $211,000 $239,000
  Pediatric Emergency Medicine   2             $137,000 $156,000 $176,000 $169,000 $190,000 $210,000
  Pediatric Endocrinology   3             $103,000 $115,000 $130,000 $139,000 $158,000 $179,000
  Pediatric Gastroenterology   3             $124,000 $139,000 $154,000 $162,000 $183,000 $222,000
  Pediatric Hematology/Oncology   3             $110,000 $122,000 $135,000 $145,000 $167,000 $192,000
  Pediatric Infectious Diseases   3             $98,000 $105,000 $119,000 $125,000 $151,000 $183,000
  Pediatric Nephrology   3             $114,000 $123,000 $139,000 $134,000 $152,000 $180,000
  Pediatric Pulmonology   3             $118,000 $132,000 $150,000 $149,000 $165,000 $197,000
  Pediatric Rheumatology   3             $108,000 $115,000 $126,000 $138,000 $151,000 $183,000
  Pediatric Sports Medicine   1                        
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 4   - $177,209 - $179,869 -  $331,204 $128,000 $152,000 $193,000 $159,000 $188,000 $216,000
  Pain Medicine   1                        
  Spinal Cord Injury Medicine   1                        
Plastic Surgery   2             $200,000 $228,000 $302,000 $265,000 $354,000 $494,000
  Craniofacial Surgery   1                        
  Hand Surgery   1                        
Preventive Medicine 3               $88,000 $108,000 $131,000 $139,000 $169,000 $207,000
  Medical Toxicology   2                        
Psychiatry 4   -   $180,901 - $154,402 -  $222,746 $118,000 $138,000 $160,000 $145,000 $170,000 $203,000
  Addiction Psychiatry   1                        
  Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   2             $118,000 $139,000 $153,000 $155,000 $189,000 $217,000
  Forensic Psychiatry   1                        
  Geriatric Psychiatry   1                        
  Pain Medicine   1                        
Radiation Oncology 5                          
Radiology-Diagnostic 5   -   $348,612 - $372,860 -  $507,320 $234,000 $285,000 $347,000 $270,000 $315,000 $372,000
  Abdominal Radiology   1                        
  Cardiothoracic Radiology   1                        
  Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology   1                        
  Musculoskeletal Radiology   1                        
  Neuroradiology   1                        
  Nuclear Radiology   1                        
  Pediatric Radiology   1                        
  Vascular and Interventional Radiology   1                        
Surgery-General 5   -   $239,390 - $236,340 -  $376,382 $180,000 $213,000 $264,000 $227,000 $285,000 $361,000
  Hand Surgery   1                        
  Pediatric Surgery   2             $232,000 $279,000 $350,000 $282,000 $334,000 $411,000
  Surgical Critical Care   1                        
  Vascular Surgery 5               $201,000 $242,000 $300,000 $260,000 $309,000 $381,000
Thoracic Surgery   2             $230,000 $275,000 $344,000 $318,000 $400,000 $538,000
Urology 5   -   $249,203 - $256,905 -  $427,644 $180,000 $218,000 $295,000 $239,000 $290,000 $373,000
  Pediatric Urology   1