text: how much money do neurologists make? considering it as a career...just curious to know how much they actually make on average. it all depends on their subspecialty. a neurologist who does emg's or sleep studies makes more than someone who does cognitive or behavioural neurology, for instance. as a rule the more procedures one does, the more money one makes. it also varies quite a bit by location but just to give you an idea, a neurologist in a busy private practice can probably make 200-300 k per annum. in academic practice they make about 100 k less than that. these figures are for initial salaries.