Your specialty has a huge impact on your income level. According to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2012 results, physicians who work in a single-specialty group practice were best compensated overall. The top five highest-paid specialties in last year’s Medscape report found their way back to the top.
Need a second opinion? Check out the figures from the MGMA report below. MGMA tracked median physician compensation then compared how much change the figure saw between 2010 and 2011 reports. Here’s what they found. How does your compensation stack up?