Orthopedic surgeon wages have increased by $152,000 on average since 2012. Wages took a dive between 2017 and 2018, and stagnated between 2019 and 2020, but have continued to rise since.
How orthopedic surgeon pay has evolved since 2012 based on data reports from Medscape:
1. 2012: $405,000
2. 2013: $413,000
3. 2014: $421,000
4 .2015: $443,000
5. 2016: $489,000
6. 2017: $497,000
7. 2018: $482,000
8. 2019: $511,000
9. 2020: $511,000
10. 2021: $557,000