General surgery department chairs saw the highest mean total cash compensation for physicians across 10 specialties in 2017, according to a SullivanCotter report.
SullivanCotter gathered data from nearly 135,000 individual physicians and advanced practice providers across approximately 570 hospitals, health systems and medical groups. The report includes data for multiple position levels, from staff physicians to department chairs.
Here are the mean total cash compensation rates for department chairs and staff physicians in 2017 across 10 specialties.
1. Internal medicine
Department chair: $611,784
Staff physician: $262,917
2. General psychiatry
Department chair: $483,815
Staff physician: $251,779
3. General surgery
Department chair: $777,539
Staff physician: $413,741
4. Family medicine
Department chair: $472,135
Staff physician: $255,647
5. General pediatrics
Department chair: $437,690
Staff physician: $243,647
6. Anatomic and clinical pathology
Department chair: $594,460
Staff physician: $343,145
7. Obstetrics and gynecology
Department chair: $556,253
Staff physician: $351,119
8. Anesthesiology
Department chair: $618,237
Staff physician: $394,259
9. Diagnostic radiology
Department chair: $726,935
Staff physician: $479,609
10. Emergency medicine
Department chair: $499,540
Staff physician: $338,329