Here are the 15 highest-paying jobs in healthcare, according to LinkedIn data given to Business Insider.
LinkedIn's salary tool asks verified members to submit their salary and collects data on wages. C-suite roles were eliminated from the search, and LinkedIn calculated median base salaries as well as median total salaries, which include bonuses and benefits. The best-paying jobs in healthcare are all held by physicians with a median base salary of at least $225,000.
1. Neurosurgeon
Base median salary: $575,000
Total median salary: $575,000
2. Orthopedic surgeon
Base median salary: $450,000
Total median salary: $500,000
3. Department chair
Base median salary: $465,000
Total median salary: $465,000
4. Interventional cardiologist
Base median salary: $438,000
Total median salary: $438,000
5. Plastic surgeon
Base median salary: $410,000
Total median salary: $410,000
6. Gastroenterologist
Base median salary: $400,000
Total median salary: $400,000
7. Surgeon
Base median salary: $385,000
Total median salary: $400,000
8. Urologist
Base median salary: $395,000
Total median salary: $395,000
9. Anesthesiologist
Base median salary: $353,000
Total median salary: $370,000
10. Radiologist
Base median salary: $350,000
Total median salary: $368,000
11. Emergency physician
Base median salary: $350,000
Total median salary: $350,000
12. Ophthalmologist
Base median salary: $285,000
Total median salary: $285,000
13. Medical director
Base median salary: $238,000
Total median salary: $258,000
14. Pathologist
Base median salary: $240,000
Total median salary: $250,000
15. Hospitalist
Base median salary: $225,000
Total median salary: $240,000
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