Orthopedic surgeons saw average base pay fall 13 percent year over year in 2021, according to Merrit Hawkins' 2021 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.
Here's how median orthopedic surgeon annual pay compared over the last six years, broken down into low, average and high-income brackets.
Note: The amounts relate to base salary and do not include production bonuses or benefits.
2020-21
Low: $300,000
Average: $546,000
High: $1 million
2019-20
Low: $425,000
Average: $626,000
High: $850,000
2018-19
Low: $350,000
Average: $536,000
High: $850,000
2017-18
Low: $340,000
Average: $533,000
High: $985,000
2016-17
Low: $192,000
Average: $579,000
High: $1 million
2015-16
Low: $350,000
Average: $521,000
High: $800,000