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In its 2008 census report, the American Academy of Physician Assistants reported mean total income (MTI) from primary employer for clinically practicing PAs working at least 32 hours per week. ADVANCE compiled this chart using data from AAPA's individual specialty reports.
| Specialty |
MTI |
| Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic surgery |
$110,468 |
| Dermatology |
$104,474 |
| Emergency medicine |
$99,635 |
| Neurosurgery |
$98,024 |
| Critical care medicine |
$96,984 |
| Radiology |
$95,214 |
| Orthopedics |
$94,916 |
| Anesthesiology |
$93,370 |
| Plastic surgery |
$92,633 |
| Occupational medicine |
$92,323 |
| Trauma surgery |
$91,417 |
| Urology |
$90,462 |
| General surgery |
$90,094 |
| Pain management |
$89,059 |
| Cardiology |
$87,812 |
| Hospital medicine |
$87,550 |
| Otorhinolaryngology |
$86,856 |
| Geriatrics |
$85,973 |
| Psychiatry |
$85,361 |
| General internal medicine |
$85,076 |
| Addiction medicine |
$84,627 |
| Oncology |
$84,336 |
| Gastroenterology |
$84,268 |
| Family medicine |
$84,173 |
| Pediatrics |
$83,021 |
| Neurology |
$81,762 |
| Allergy/Immunology |
$81,557 |
| Public health |
$81,387 |
| Rheumatology |
$81,224 |
| Nephrology |
$80,842 |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology |
$79,229 |
| Endocrinology |
$78,956 |
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