Here are 40 statistics on spine surgeon and neurosurgeon salary, compensation and work RVUs.
Spine surgeon salary
1. Total compensation: $777,2621
2. Physician-owned practice compensation: $705,695
3. Hospital/integrated delivery system-owned practice compensation: $924,361
4. Total compensation in the East: $760,025
5. Total compensation in the Midwest: $906,490
6. Total compensation in the South: $708,949
7. Total compensation in the West: $555,800
8. Total compensation for surgeons three to seven years in practice: $906,490
9. Total compensation for surgeons eight to 12 years in practice: $1.17 million
10. Total compensation for surgeons 23 or more years in practice: $650,714
11. Starting salary: $303,5602
12. Sign on bonus: $40,000
13. Work RVUs: 11,8223
14. 10th percentile work RVUs: 5,461
15. 25th percentile work RVUs: 7,793
16. Median work RVUs: 11,586
17. 75th percentile work RVUs: 15,572
18. 90th percentile work RVUs: 18,970
Neurosurgeon salary
19. Total compensation: $728,0064
20. Median compensation: $710,000
21. Total compensation in the East: $683,822
22. Total compensation in the Midwest: $850,000
23. Total compensation in the South: $750,718
24. Total compensation in the West: $736,838
25. Single-specialty neurosurgery practice: $752,1415
26. Multispecialty neurosurgery groups: $737,849
27. Pediatric neurosurgeon salary: $359,1186
28. Pediatric neurosurgeon compensation 25th percentile: $200,000
29. Pediatric neurosurgeon compensation 75th percentile: $510,000
30. Pediatric neurosurgeon commission: $93,060
31. Neurosurgeon on-call compensation per day: $2,4487
32. Entry-level neurosurgeon salary: $304,468
33. Entry-level neurosurgeon profit sharing: $26,500
34. Entry-level neurosurgeon commission: $120,000
Neurological Surgery
35. Work RVUs: 10,4218
36. 10th percentile work RVUs: 5,045
37. 25th percentile work RVUs: 6,850
38. Median work RVUs: 9,252
39. 75th percentile work RVUs: 12,969
40. 90th percentile work RVUs: 19,459
References:
1. 2016 MGMA Provider Compensation and Production Report based on 2015 survey data
2. 2011 Orthopedic Recruiting Trends & Starting Salary Overview from Orthopedic Recruiting Group
3. MGMA DataDive Provider Compensation Work RVUs: 2015 Report Based on 2014 Data
4. 2015 MGMA Provider Compensation and Production Report based on 2014 survey data
5. NERVES Socio-Economic Study 2014 report
6. Pediatric Neurosurgeon Salary from payscale.com, Updated Nov. 12, 2016 with 860 individuals reporting
7. Entry-Level Neurosurgeon Salary from payscale.com, Updated Oct. 28, 2016 with 323 individuals reporting
8. MGMA DataDive Provider Compensation Work RVUs: 2015 Report Based on 2014 Data