Top 5 Medical Specialties With the Highest Percentage Gain in Salary Offers

While the recession has altered some healthcare entities physician recruiting efforts, some compensation for specialty physicians jumped, as urologists showed the biggest percentage increase in income from 2009-10 to 2010-11, according to a Merritt Hawkins report.

Here are the five specialties that showed the highest gain in salary offers from 2009-10 to 2010-11 from Merritt's "2011 Review of Physician Recruiting Incentives." The statistics listed are average income offers:

Urology in 2009-10: $400,000
Urology in 2010-11: $453,000
Percent Increase: 13 percent

Internal Medicine in 2009-10: $191,000
Internal Medicine in 2010-11: $205,000
Percent Increase: 7 percent

General Surgery in 2009-10: $314,000
General Surgery in 2010-11: $336,000
Percent Increase: 7 percent

Invasive Cardiology in 2009-10: $495,000
Invasive Cardiology in 2010-11: $532,000
Percent Increase: 7 percent

Anesthesia in 2009-10: $331,000
Anesthesia in 2010-11: $355,000
Percent Increase: 7 percent

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