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In its 2008 census report, the AAPA reported mean total annual income (MTI) from primary employer for clinically practicing PAs who graduated in 2007 and work at least 32 hours a week. ADVANCE compiled this chart using data from AAPA's individual specialty reports.
| Specialty |
MTI |
| Emergency medicine |
$83,951 |
| Cardiovascular surgery |
$82,423 |
| Radiology |
$81,300 |
| Occupational medicine |
$80,932 |
| Nephrology |
$80,633 |
| Hospital medicine |
$80,181 |
| Neurosurgery |
$79,789 |
| Orthopedics |
$78,462 |
| Urology |
$77,897 |
| Pain management |
$77,031 |
| Trauma surgery |
$76,935 |
| Allergy/Immunology |
$76,740 |
| Plastic surgery |
$76,698 |
| U.S. Mean |
$76,232 |
| Dermatology |
$75,003 |
| General internal medicine |
$74,400 |
| Family medicine |
$73,908 |
| Psychiatry |
$73,581 |
| Cardiology |
$72,134 |
| General surgery |
$72,089 |
| Neurology |
$71,468 |
| Oncology |
$71,426 |
| Gastroenterology |
$71,322 |
| Pediatrics |
$70,815 |
| Otorhinolaryngology |
$69,579 |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology |
$69,564 |
Source: American Academy of Physician Assistants
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