Here's a breakdown of the payment for what different physician specialists in Chicago get paid. The list is split into three sections: overall, employed and self-employed.
This list was compiled using the Medscape Salary Explorer tool set for physicians with one to seven years of experience in the Chicago area. For more information on the Medscape tool, see here. Sources are also linked within each subcategory.
1. Emergency Medicine ($317,016)
2. Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health ($270,816)
3. Multispecialty ($225,840)
4. Internal Medicine ($199,302)
5. Family Medicine/ Primary Care ($176,958)
6. Pediatrics ($169,380)
1. Emergency Medicine ($310,434)
2. Ob/Gyn & Women's Health ($270,816)
3. Multispecialty ($225,840)
4. Internal Medicine ($198,829)
5. Family Medicine/Primary Care ($176,280)
6. Pediatrics ($169,121)
*This data is for nationwide self-employed physicians. No data is available for Chicago-based self-employed physicians with one to seven years of experience.
1. Dermatology ($460,822)
2. Ophthalmology ($422,754)
3. Anesthesiology ($418,905)
4. Emergency Medicine ($388,838)
5. Multispecialty ($354,730)
6. Internal Medicine ($268,904)
7. Family Medicine/Primary Care ($263,111)
8. Pediatrics ($225,974)