Below is the total compensation–salary and bonus pay combined–for 10 positions in the medical field. The low, median and high represent the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles.
| Title | Lowest | Low | Median | Average | High | Highest | Number Surveyed |
| Chief of staff | $156,400 | $198,183 | $212,767 | $246,582 | $254,400 | $435,960 | 6 |
| Dermatologist | $149,838 | $157,917 | $253,500 | $262,750 | $257,000 | $677,125 | 9 |
| Emergency physician | $108,053 | $173,123 | $203,365 | $205,993 | $228,662 | $309,700 | 49 |
| Family practice physician | $96,838 | $133,705 | $148,593 | $166,631 | $171,157 | $570,179 | 235 |
| General practice physician | $122,336 | $130,525 | $143,081 | $156,869 | $165,816 | $263,576 | 40 |
| OB/gynecologist | $132,279 | $181,775 | $213,777 | $222,838 | $242,054 | $480,000 | 82 |
| Orthopedic surgeon | $132,211 | $294,119 | $409,757 | $428,096 | $549,415 | $989,125 | 22 |
| Pediatrician | $92,250 | $122,800 | $143,174 | $150,396 | $171,000 | $295,833 | 131 |
| Psychiatrist | $89,527 | $137,642 | $158,236 | $161,396 | $183,278 | $301,092 | 163 |
| General surgeon | $105,775 | $212,367 | $266,800 | $281,395 | $305,696 | $752,909 | 60 |
| Source: “Physician Salary Survey Report 2005,” Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service | |||||||