The disparities on physician specialty average pay versus their average revenue contribution show another reason of how healthcare fails to manage its financial imperatives.
Regardless of how specialty scarcity, procedural margins, and other competitive factors play into each specialty, is clear that the average gap is a reflection of the lack of good analytics on compensation and contributions.
source: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/compensation-issues/29-statistics-on-annual-physician-compensation-by-specialty.html