5 Highest Paid Medical Specialties in the World

4. Neurosurgery

National Average Salary: $335,627

Neurosurgeons can earn high salaries by improving on factors such as experience, location, and practice type. Residents often start with an average salary of $64,000 and see increases each year. States like Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island offer higher salaries, while Mississippi, Florida, and New Mexico are known to offer lower ones. Private practice neurosurgeons earn around $889,000 per year, hospital-employed neurosurgeons earn $786,000, and academic neurosurgeons earn $647,000. Subspecialties like pediatric neurosurgery can earn as high as $900,000 per year, while neurocritical care physicians may earn around $282,500.