Smart Financial decision to do Pain fellowship?

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Curious as if it is a smart financial decision to go from Anesthesia --> Pain? I know that pain fellowships are pretty competitive, is this one of the main reasons?

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Curious as if it is a smart financial decision to go from Anesthesia --> Pain? I know that pain fellowships are pretty competitive, is this one of the main reasons?

U.S. Physician Salaries - Ongoing Salary Survey

*Survey includes base salaries, net income or hospital guarantees minus expenses

June, 2003 - Present



SPECIALTY
Years 1-2
>3
Max
Allergy/ Immunology
$158,000
$221,000
$487,000
Ambulatory $ 80,000 $112,000 $152,000
Anesthesiology: Pediatrics $ 283,000 $311,000 $378,000
Anesthesiology: General
$207,000
$275,000
$448,000
Anesthesiology: Pain Management
$315,000
$370,000
$651,000
Cardiology: Invasive
$258,000
$395,000
$647,000
Cardiology: Interventional
$290,000
$468,000
$811,000
Cardiology: Noninvasive
$268,000
$403,000
$599,000
Critical Care
$187,000
$215,000
$320,000
Dermatology
$ 195,000
$308,000
$452,000
Emergency Medicine
$192,000
$216,000
$295,000
Endocrinology
$171,000
$187,000
$260,000
FP (with OB)
$182,000
$204,000
$241,000
FP (w/o OB)
$161,000
$135,000
$239,000
FP - Sports Medicine $ 152,000 $208,000 $363,000
FP - Urgent Care $ 128,000 $198,000 $299,000
Gastroenterology
$265,000
$349,000
$590,000
Hematology/Oncology
$181,348
$245,000
$685,000
Infectious Disease
$154,000
$178,000
$271,000
Internal Medicine
$154,000
$176,000
$238,000
IM (Hospitalist)
$161,000
$172,000
$245,000
Medicine/Pediatrics $139,000 $168,000 $271,000
Medical Oncology
$198,000

$257,000 $455,000
Neonatal Medicine
$286,000
$310,000
$381,000
Nephrology
$191,000
$269,000
$447,000
Neurology
$180,000
$228,000
$345,000
Obstetrics/Gynecology
$211,000
$261,000
$417,000
Gynecology
$159,000
$213,000
$358,000
Maternal/Fetal Medicine
$286,000
$322,000
$610,000
Occupational Medicine
$139,000
$185,000
$290,000
Ophthalmology
$138,000
$314,000
$511,000
Ophthalmology Retina
$280,000
$469,000
$716,000
Orthopedic Surgery
$256,000
$342,000
$670,000
ORS - Foot & Ankle
$228,000
$392,000
$791,000
ORS - Hand & Upper Extremities
$288,000
$459,000
$770,000
ORS - Hip & Joint Replacement
$330,000
$491,000
$715,000
ORS - Spine Surgery
$398,000
$670,000
$1,352,000
ORS - Sports Medicine
$266,000
$479,000
$762,000
Otolaryngology
$194,000
$311,000
$516,000
Pathology
$169,000
$321,000
$610,000
Pediatrics
$135,000
$175,000
$271,000
Pediatrics - Cardiology
$145,000
$282,000
$607,000
Pediatrics - Critical Care $196,000 $259,000 $398,000
Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology
$182,000
$217,000
$251,000
Pediatrics - Neurology
$175,000
$189,000
$362,000
Physiatry
$169,000
$244,000
$313,000
Podiatry
$128,000
$168,000
$292,000
Psychiatry
$149,000
$169,000
$238,000
Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent
$158,000
$189,000
$265,000
Pulmonary Medicine + Critical Care
$215,000
$288,000
$417,000
Radiation Oncology
$241,000
$385,000
$787,000
Radiology
$201,000
$354,000
$911,000
Rheumatology
$179,000
$229,000
$378,000
Surgery - General
$226,000
$291,000
$520,000
Surgery - Cardiovascular
$336,000
$515,000
$811,000
Surgery - Neurological
$354,000
$541,000
$936,000
Surgery - Plastic
$237,000
$412,000
$820,000
Surgery - Vascular
$270,000
$329,000
$525,000
Urology
$261,000
$358,000
$619,000

Physician Salary Survey, Salaries - Allied Physicians