Here are 20 statistics about revenue generated by physicians for hospitals versus average employed physician salary, based on physician specialty. Data comes from 2009 Merritt Hawkins' Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives and Merritt Hawkins' 2010 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey. The latter survey shows net annual revenue generated by physicians in various specialties on behalf of their affiliated hospitals.
Neurosurgery
Average revenue: $2,815,650
Average salary: $571,000
Invasive cardiology
Average revenue: $2,240,366
Average salary: $475,000
Orthopedic surgery
Average revenue: $2,117,764
Average salary: $481,000
General surgery
Average revenue: $2,112,492
Average salary: $321,000
Internal medicine
Average revenue: $1,678,341
Average salary: $186,000
Family practice
Average revenue: $1,622,832
Average salary: $173,000
Gastroenterology
Average revenue: $1,450,540
Average salary: $393,000
Non-invasive cardiology
Average revenue: $1,319,658
Average salary: $419,000
Pediatrics
Average revenue: $856,154
Average salary: $171,000
Ophthalmology
Average revenue: $842,711
Average salary: $282,000
Read Merritt Hawkins' 2010 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey.
Neurosurgery
Average revenue: $2,815,650
Average salary: $571,000
Invasive cardiology
Average revenue: $2,240,366
Average salary: $475,000
Orthopedic surgery
Average revenue: $2,117,764
Average salary: $481,000
General surgery
Average revenue: $2,112,492
Average salary: $321,000
Internal medicine
Average revenue: $1,678,341
Average salary: $186,000
Family practice
Average revenue: $1,622,832
Average salary: $173,000
Gastroenterology
Average revenue: $1,450,540
Average salary: $393,000
Non-invasive cardiology
Average revenue: $1,319,658
Average salary: $419,000
Pediatrics
Average revenue: $856,154
Average salary: $171,000
Ophthalmology
Average revenue: $842,711
Average salary: $282,000
Read Merritt Hawkins' 2010 Physician Inpatient/Outpatient Revenue Survey.