Physician Salary Comparisons (2026)

Compare compensation, training, lifestyle, and career metrics across 35 specialty pairs. All data comes from verified physician submissions on SalaryDr.

Primary Care Comparisons

Internal Medicine vs Family MedicineSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Psychiatry vs Family MedicineSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Pediatrics vs Family MedicineSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Emergency Medicine vs Internal MedicineSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →

Surgical Specialty Comparisons

Dermatology vs Plastic SurgerySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Orthopedic Surgery vs NeurosurgerySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Neurosurgery vs Cardiothoracic SurgerySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Urology vs General SurgerySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Obstetrics & Gynecology vs General SurgerySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Otolaryngology vs OphthalmologySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Orthopedic Surgery vs Plastic SurgerySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →

Medical Subspecialty Comparisons

Cardiology vs GastroenterologySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Gastroenterology vs Pulmonary Critical CareSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Hematology Oncology vs Radiation OncologySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Nephrology vs EndocrinologySalary & Lifestyle Comparison →

Cross-Category Comparisons

Physician vs Dental Comparisons

General Dentistry vs Family MedicineSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →General Dentistry vs Internal MedicineSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →General Surgery vs OrthodonticsSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Orthodontics vs Emergency MedicineSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →Radiology vs OrthodonticsSalary & Lifestyle Comparison →

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