Radiologists had an average salary of more than $400,000 in 2007 and the highest percentage of filled residency positions among U.S. graduates (89%) last year.
The numbers come from a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The report compares 2007 starting salary data for various physician specialties with the percentage of medical school graduates choosing those specialties. Researchers found a strong, direct correlation between salary and the popularity of a specialty.
Family medicine, for example, had the lowest average salary ($185,740) and the lowest percentage of filled residency positions among U.S. graduates (42%).
The link between average salary and the popularity of a specialty is not surprising. JAMA conducted a similar study nearly 20 years ago and found the same results.
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