25 Highest Paying Medical Jobs in the US

1. Neurosurgeon

Average Salary: $677,301

In the United States, a neurosurgeon typically completes 4 years of undergraduate education, 4 years of medical school, and 7 years of residency (PGY-1-7). Most residency programs include some basic science or clinical research. After residency, neurosurgeons may pursue additional training through fellowships, which can also be completed as a senior resident. These fellowships include specialties like pediatric neurosurgery, trauma/neurocritical care, functional and stereotactic surgery, surgical neuro-oncology, radiosurgery, neurovascular surgery, skull-base surgery, peripheral nerve, and complex spinal surgery and they fellowships usually last 1-2 years. Neurosurgery is a highly competitive and small specialty in the US, making up only 0.5% of all physicians. All these factors collectively explain why neurosurgeons have the highest-paying medical jobs in the US.

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