Here are the top five specialties in which medical residents earn the highest pay, according to Medscape's Residents Salary & Debt Report 2015.
• Critical care — $62,000
• Oncology, pulmonary medicine — $61,000
• Cardiology — $60,000
• Gastroenterology — $59,000
• Plastic surgery — $58,000
The survey polled 1,745 medical residents across 24 specialty residency programs.