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10 highest-paid physician specialties in 2026
Author(s)Austin Littrell
Fact checked by: Keith A. Reynolds, AC Baltz
Physicians in eight specialties now clear $500,000 a year, and the distance between the top earners and primary care keeps growing.
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Physician pay is up again in 2026, and for the first time in a few years, doctors mostly feel all right about it. The average physician now earns about $386,000 in total compensation, a roughly 3% gain over the prior year, according to
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