Here are 10 statistics on orthopedic physician compensation based on geographic location in the United States from Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013. 1. Overall average compensation: $405,000
2. Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska): 652,000
3. West (California, Hawaii): $406,000
4. Southwest (Idaho, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona): $441,000
5. North central (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri): $422,000
6. Great Lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio): $454,000
7. Northeast (New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine): $255,000
8. Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina): $248,000
9. Southeast (Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida): $535,000
10. South central (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas): $443,000
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