In PracticeLink Magazine’s Winter 2011 edition, we report on the top specialties chosen by women physicians. (See page 23 of the digital edition: https://practicelink.com/magazine/Winter2011.html)
What can a physician entering one of those specialties expect to earn right out of residency or fellowship?
MGMA collects compensation data on several of the specialties. Check out the median salaries, according to MGMA’s Physician Placement Starting Salary Report: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data, below.
How do these figures compare with what you expect to earn?
Obstetrics/gynecology: $200,000
Pediatrics: $130,000
Dermatology: $237,500
Psychiatry: Child and adolescent: $185,000
Family medicine (w/o OB): $150,000
Psychiatry: $185,000
Pathology: Anatomic and clinical: $210,000
