Does a heart surgeon or a bone surgeon make more money?

USA today in the past few months ran a headline article that 15-20% of recent cardiothoracic surgeons did not have one employment offer after graduation. It's hard to believe but there may be no demand for heart surgeons. As far as dentists go, My first year I made 14k. Yes, that's correct 14 thousand. Salary averages for new dentists in my state are around $57k. I'm in the Mid Atlantic. Don't rely on ADA or AMA figures as they only represent the top earning specialists. Many times the salary of an orthodontist gets mixed in with a general dentist.