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A similar survey by the American Medical Group Association rated orthopedic spinal surgeons as the highest-paid of all physicians at a median income of $688,503 per year. Orthopedic joint replacement surgeons were second at $605,953 per year, ahead of neurosurgeons at $592,811.
Doctors still earn high wages, but there are distinct gaps based on specialityâand, unfortunately, gender. A survey released by Medscape of 19,200 doctors in about 26 medical specialties reveals that orthopedists are the top earners in the medical field, at an average annual salary of $443,000. That group is followed by cardiologists at $410,000 and dermatologists at $381,000.