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By Staff Report
Aug. 23, 2005
Below is the total compensation–salary and bonus pay combined–for 10 positions in the medical field. The low, median and high represent the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles.
| Title | Lowest | Low | Median | Average | High | Highest | Number Surveyed |
| Chief of staff | $156,400 | $198,183 | $212,767 | $246,582 | $254,400 | $435,960 | 6 |
| Dermatologist | $149,838 | $157,917 | $253,500 | $262,750 | $257,000 | $677,125 | 9 |
| Emergency physician | $108,053 | $173,123 | $203,365 | $205,993 | $228,662 | $309,700 | 49 |
| Family practice physician | $96,838 | $133,705 | $148,593 | $166,631 | $171,157 | $570,179 | 235 |
| General practice physician | $122,336 | $130,525 | $143,081 | $156,869 | $165,816 | $263,576 | 40 |
| OB/gynecologist | $132,279 | $181,775 | $213,777 | $222,838 | $242,054 | $480,000 | 82 |
| Orthopedic surgeon | $132,211 | $294,119 | $409,757 | $428,096 | $549,415 | $989,125 | 22 |
| Pediatrician | $92,250 | $122,800 | $143,174 | $150,396 | $171,000 | $295,833 | 131 |
| Psychiatrist | $89,527 | $137,642 | $158,236 | $161,396 | $183,278 | $301,092 | 163 |
| General surgeon | $105,775 | $212,367 | $266,800 | $281,395 | $305,696 | $752,909 | 60 |
| Source: “Physician Salary Survey Report 2005,” Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service | |||||||
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