San Mateo, California-based Zippia, Inc., a company focused on providing career information, has revealed that the average orthopedic surgeon salary is $377,472 annually or $181.48 per hour.
U.S. Average Orthopedic Surgeon Salary $377,472/Year
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Zippia provided additional insights into orthopedic surgeon salaries. For those just starting their careers, the average entry level orthopedic surgeon salary is $244,000 annually.
Gender and racial pay gaps continue to exist among orthopedic surgeons. According to Zippia, women earn $.90 for every dollar earned by men. The average male salary is $372,855 while the average female salary is $337,122. Additionally, Hispanic or Latino orthopedic surgeons earn $.91 for every dollar earned by non-Hispanic or Latino surgeons. Zippia also provided the following list of average orthopedic surgeon salaries by race:
- White: $371,197
- Black or African American: $364,595
- Asian: $363,539
- Hispanic or Latino: $339,575
For those wondering how their salary stacks up against peers, Zippia provided that data as well. An annual salary of $583,000 is in the 90th percentile while an annual salary of $244,000 is in the 10th percentile.
In addition to the above information, Zippia also supplied data on the average orthopedic surgeon salary by state. Below is the Zippia list of all states and Washington, D.C. sorted in order of highest average salary to lowest:
- Maine: $267,693
- Massachusetts: $261,396
- North Dakota: $258,834
- Louisiana: $256,461
- New Hampshire: $256,380
- Georgia: $254,573
- West Virginia: $254,135
- New York: $253,783
- Texas: $253,497
- Minnesota: $253,043
- Michigan: $252,619
- New Jersey: $252,035
- Alabama: $251,663
- Arkansas: $251,585
- Rhode Island: $251,561
- Florida: $251,264
- Pennsylvania: $251,249
- Wisconsin: $251,166
- Vermont: $250,284
- Delaware: $249,994
- South Carolina: $249,422
- Kentucky: $249,033
- Kansas: $248,226
- Mississippi: $247,521
- South Dakota: $246,547
- Iowa: $246,299
- Nebraska: $246,067
- Indiana: $245,581
- Missouri: $244,627
- Connecticut: $244,016
- Tennessee: $243,139
- Ohio: $242,945
- Oklahoma: $241,693
- Illinois: $241,193
- Maryland: $240,746
- North Carolina: $238,525
- Colorado: $237,409
- District of Columbia: $236,253
- Virginia: $235,031
- Montana: $234,848
- Arizona: $228,219
- New Mexico: $226,332
- Wyoming: $221,981
- Idaho: $219,643
- Utah: $219,163
- Alaska: $213,227
- Nevada: $201,117
- California: $200,953
- Washington: $199,024
- Oregon: $187,787
- Hawaii: $168,427
How does Zippia’s data compare to your salary expectations? Let us know in the comments below.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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