Compare paths
Put any paths in the ring. Across specialties.
Add or remove paths from any specialty and compare them across the dimensions that actually decide a career: income ceiling, ownership upside, call and sleep burden, geography, training cost, litigation pressure, and burnout-mismatch risk.
Neurosurgery
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
$760k - $965k
Orthopedic Surgery
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
$660k - $835k
Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
$610k - $775k
Income ceiling
higher is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Lifestyle control
higher is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Sleep / call burden
lower is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Ownership / facility upside
higher is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Geography flexibility
higher is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Innovation / industry adjacency
higher is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Training opportunity cost
lower is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Job-market density
higher is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Malpractice / litigation pressure
lower is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Burnout-mismatch risk
lower is better
Spine / MIS / Endoscopic
Adult Reconstruction / Joints
Interventional Cardiology (IC)
Neurosurgery Spine / MIS / Endoscopic $760k - $965k Hand-authored | Orthopedic Surgery Adult Reconstruction / Joints $660k - $835k Derived model | Cardiology Interventional Cardiology (IC) $610k - $775k Derived model | |
|---|---|---|---|
Income ceiling higher is better | 90 | 88 | 88 |
Lifestyle control higher is better | 72 | 72 | 35 |
Sleep / call burden lower is better | 35 | 30 | 85 |
Ownership / facility upside higher is better | 88 | 88 | 60 |
Geography flexibility higher is better | 80 | 80 | 70 |
Innovation / industry adjacency higher is better | 82 | 72 | 85 |
Training opportunity cost lower is better | 30 | 35 | 75 |
Job-market density higher is better | 82 | 82 | 75 |
Malpractice / litigation pressure lower is better | 70 | 55 | 75 |
Burnout-mismatch risk lower is better | 38 | 35 | 65 |
Relative directional scores (0–100), not dollar figures. Best cell per row highlighted, accounting for whether higher or lower is better. Income shown is a DoctorCalculator modeled estimate, not a salary survey. See methodology.