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I received a lot of angry responses the last time I posted this. I did, however, use constructive responses to change the list. I feel it is definitely better now. If you have a tough time appreciating something for its entertainment value or require someone who says they love you to cite the source of their information then you should probably go read another thread. Please tell me what you think about the specialties ranks, your perception of them and the importance of lifestyle and salary to you when making your specialty decision.
Ranking of common specialties by salary compared to lifestyle. Specialties at the top have great lifestyle and relatively high salaries. Specialties in the middle are good lifestyle and fair salary, high salary and poor lifestyle or average for both. Specialties at the bottom have very poor lifestyle or poor lifestyle with low salaries. Lifestyle determined by fewer and more controllable hours, less call, and less nights and weekends. What follows in parenthesis is Median Salary-Salary rank. Preference is shown for lifestyle over high salary. Specialties within tiers have only a slight difference from one another. There are subjective components and this is not a perfect list.
1. Interventional Pain (342,000-9th)
2. Ophthalmology-Retina (386,667-7th)
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3. Radiation Oncology (337,750-11th)
4. Dermatology (232,833-29th)
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5. Radiology (307,143-14th)
6. Pathology (245,800-24th)
7. Spine Surgery (522,667-1st)
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8. Plastic Surgery (336,833-12th)
9. Orthopedics-Hand (412,000-5th)
10. Orthopedics-Joint Replacement (408,000-6th)
11. Nuclear Medicine (264,000-21st)
11. Occupational Medicine (172,500-41st)
13. Ophthalmology (260,286-22nd)
14. Physiatry (202,400-34th)
15. Child Psychiatry (180,750-37th)
16. ENT (279,000-19th)
17. Endocrinology (175,000-40th)
18. Allergy/Immunology (212,200-33rd)
19. Emergency Medicine (214,571-32nd)
19. Psychiatry (165,429-44th)
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21. Urology (305,143-15th)
22. Rheumatology (177,429-39th)
23. Neurology (192,000-36th)
23. Neurosurgery (424,667-4th)
25. Cardiothoracic Surgery (469,500-2nd)
26. Gastroenterology (281,429-17th)
27. Interventional Cardiology (427,333-3rd)
27. Nephrology (224,333-31st)
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29. Anesthesiology (280,714-18th)
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30. Infectious Disease (180,000-38th)
31. Hematology/Oncology (241,143-26th)
32. Orthopedic Surgery (339,286-10th)
33. Cardiology (297,857-16th)
34. Hospitalist (171,500-42nd)
34. Neonatology (241,500-25th)
34. Pediatrics-Heme/Onc (194,667-35th)
34. Vascular Surgery (343,667-8th)
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38. Pediatrics-Cardiology (237,750-28th)
39. Pediatrics (154,857-45th)
40. Pediatric Surgeon (329,000-13th)
41. OB/Gyn (253,714-23rd)
42. Internal Medicine (169,714-43rd)
43. Family Medicine (147,500-46th)
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44. General Surgery (272,333-20th)
45. Pediatrics-Pulm/Crit (240,333-27th)
46. Pulmonology/Critical Care (225,000-30th)
Ranking of common specialties by salary compared to lifestyle. Specialties at the top have great lifestyle and relatively high salaries. Specialties in the middle are good lifestyle and fair salary, high salary and poor lifestyle or average for both. Specialties at the bottom have very poor lifestyle or poor lifestyle with low salaries. Lifestyle determined by fewer and more controllable hours, less call, and less nights and weekends. What follows in parenthesis is Median Salary-Salary rank. Preference is shown for lifestyle over high salary. Specialties within tiers have only a slight difference from one another. There are subjective components and this is not a perfect list.
1. Interventional Pain (342,000-9th)
2. Ophthalmology-Retina (386,667-7th)
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3. Radiation Oncology (337,750-11th)
4. Dermatology (232,833-29th)
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5. Radiology (307,143-14th)
6. Pathology (245,800-24th)
7. Spine Surgery (522,667-1st)
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8. Plastic Surgery (336,833-12th)
9. Orthopedics-Hand (412,000-5th)
10. Orthopedics-Joint Replacement (408,000-6th)
11. Nuclear Medicine (264,000-21st)
11. Occupational Medicine (172,500-41st)
13. Ophthalmology (260,286-22nd)
14. Physiatry (202,400-34th)
15. Child Psychiatry (180,750-37th)
16. ENT (279,000-19th)
17. Endocrinology (175,000-40th)
18. Allergy/Immunology (212,200-33rd)
19. Emergency Medicine (214,571-32nd)
19. Psychiatry (165,429-44th)
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21. Urology (305,143-15th)
22. Rheumatology (177,429-39th)
23. Neurology (192,000-36th)
23. Neurosurgery (424,667-4th)
25. Cardiothoracic Surgery (469,500-2nd)
26. Gastroenterology (281,429-17th)
27. Interventional Cardiology (427,333-3rd)
27. Nephrology (224,333-31st)
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29. Anesthesiology (280,714-18th)
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30. Infectious Disease (180,000-38th)
31. Hematology/Oncology (241,143-26th)
32. Orthopedic Surgery (339,286-10th)
33. Cardiology (297,857-16th)
34. Hospitalist (171,500-42nd)
34. Neonatology (241,500-25th)
34. Pediatrics-Heme/Onc (194,667-35th)
34. Vascular Surgery (343,667-8th)
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38. Pediatrics-Cardiology (237,750-28th)
39. Pediatrics (154,857-45th)
40. Pediatric Surgeon (329,000-13th)
41. OB/Gyn (253,714-23rd)
42. Internal Medicine (169,714-43rd)
43. Family Medicine (147,500-46th)
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44. General Surgery (272,333-20th)
45. Pediatrics-Pulm/Crit (240,333-27th)
46. Pulmonology/Critical Care (225,000-30th)