The following are the highest physician salaries by speciality: Neurosurgery – $773,201 Thoracic surgery – $684,663  Orthopedic surgery – $633,620 Plastic surgery – $556,698 Vascular surgery – $552,313  Oral and maxillofacial – $545,471  Radiation oncology – $544,313 Cardiology – $537,777 Urology – $514,922