Which medical specialty is best paid?

Question

Which medical specialty is best paid?

Answer 1

Anesthesiologists were the best paid in the 1970's.  Much has happened since then, including be sacrificed by some of our medical colleagues in the AMA.... we do NOT make nearly as much as many of our surgical colleagues.

I know - I am one.  I also know what surgeons make, and it can be half again as much as we make.

If you're in it for the money (which is bound to make you truly miserable), try neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, or even ENT in a good neighborhood (with well-insured patients).

I wonder how long that rumor is going to persist.  It's been 30 years...

Answer 2

Tell you what-- tell the Admissions Committee at the Medical School that you want to go into Medicine to make a lot of money.  That will settle the issue.  That is the wrong motivation. Get an MBA, and sell Insurance or Stocks.  Stay the h**l away from medicine.  We don't need your type.

Answer 3

Anesthesiologists