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Celerity

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23. your salaries for US physicians are off (they are far higher than 100-120K USD per annum)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:33 AM

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https://www.kaptest.com/study/mcat/doctor-salaries-by-specialty/

Average Doctor Salaries by Specialty

In 2023, the average salary for all U.S. physicians, including Primary Care Physicians and Specialists, was $363k.

The average doctor salary grew by approximately 3% from 2022 to 2023.

Orthopedics is currently the top-paying medical specialty, with an average annual salary of $558k.

Average Annual Doctor Salary by Specialty

Here are the top-paying medical specialties, ranked by average annual income:

Orthopedics: $558,000
Plastic Surgery: $536,000
Cardiology: $525,000
Urology: $515,000
Gastroenterology: $512,000
Radiology: $498,000
Dermatology: $479,000
Anesthesiology: $472,000
Oncology: $464,000
Otolaryngology: $459,000
Surgery, General: $423,000
Ophthalmology: $409,000
Critical Care: $401,000
Pulmonary Medicine: $397,000
Emergency Medicine: $379,000
Pathology: $366,000
Ob/Gyn: $352,000
Neurology: $343,000
Nephrology: $341,000
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: $341,000
Psychiatry: $323,000
Allergy and Immunology: $307,000
Rheumatology: $286,000
Internal Medicine: $282,000
Family Medicine: $272,000
Public Health & Preventive Medicine: $263,000
Infectious Diseases: $261,000
Pediatrics: $260,000
Diabetes and Endocrinology: $256,000

Source: MedScape Physician Compensation Report, 2024

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Here's an idea: rent free housing for teachers [View all] CTyankee Jul 17 OP

What a lovely and innovative idea! HeartsCanHope Jul 17 #1

I know. And I had never thought of it. CTyankee Jul 17 #2

Newark, NJ has that NJCher Jul 17 #3

This may be the only way to keep teachers in some districts fujiyamasan Jul 17 #4

My friends daughter n law Tree Lady Jul 17 #5

I don't know. I'll try to find out and get back to you. Or perhaps Google knows! CTyankee Jul 17 #8

Why not just pay them enough in the first place? MichMan Jul 17 #6

Might be cheaper to give them free rent than increase pay for their mortages/insurance/taxes ... Igel Jul 17 #7

Is the free rent taxable as income? MichMan Jul 17 #9

Probably... but my law degree is from Law & Order and they mostly covered rapes and murders. nt ihaveaquestion Jul 18 #10

My concern for this would be that the teachers would be beholden to the school district... ihaveaquestion Jul 18 #11

I see what you mean. It's a wise fear. But New Haven has consistently been a liberal leaning town. I know that can CTyankee Jul 18 #12

They shouldn't really... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 18 #15

There are lots of views and opinions that teachers have which they should be allowed to express. ihaveaquestion Saturday #19

Those are facts, not "views" n/t SickOfTheOnePct Saturday #20

Of course they are to you and me. But to the RW nutters they are "liberal lies" and must be suppressed. ihaveaquestion Saturday #24

Correct TnDem Saturday #25

Who owns the "rent free housing" they're living in? flvegan Jul 18 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 18 #16

I copy/pasted this from the web page CTyankee Jul 18 #17

Teachers can get some sweet deals on HUD homes TexasBushwhacker Jul 18 #14

Our city has low rent housing for teachers and farm workers. hunter Jul 18 #18

As long as the powers that be don't hold that over their heads to enforce conformity. OldBaldy1701E Saturday #21

Better idea indusurb Saturday #22

your salaries for US physicians are off (they are far higher than 100-120K USD per annum) Celerity Saturday #23

I'm talking starting salaries here, entry level doctor's salaries, indusurb Saturday #26

Sorry, but you are offering up ex post facto-revised, vague, receipt-free positings. Also, I fundamentally disagree that Celerity Saturday #28

Receipts indusurb Saturday #30

the first 2 links do not work for me, and the 3rd does not aid your case Celerity Saturday #32

Well I don't know what's going on with it, or your browser indusurb Saturday #33

I live in Sweden (I have tripartite citizenship, US via birth, grew up in the UK, and now live in Sweden, my father is Celerity Saturday #34

OK then indusurb Saturday #35

I agree with your sentiment of course senseandsensibility Saturday #38

Back in the 40s and 50s, unmarried teachers had little choice no_hypocrisy Saturday #27

Yes, teachers have always been grossly underpaid indusurb Saturday #31

This is the "company town" concept and it has not been kind to workers. David__77 Saturday #29

what else do you know about New Haven? CTyankee Saturday #37

Here's the NJ version NJCher Saturday #36