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What pathologists make
Typical
$312,400
Academic or part-time
$92,540
Busy private group
$449,970
The national median is $312,400 a year, and the bottom tenth sit near $92,540. The survey counts pathologists who are employees. Many work as partners in private pathology groups and are not counted at all, and university salaries pull the low end down.