The average annual salary for orthopedic surgeons exceeds the average annual household income by many times in each state, with orthopedic surgeons in the state with the highest household income — Maryland — still making more than four times that amount, according to data from ZipRecruiter and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Average annual orthopedic surgeon salary compared to average household income by state:
Note: Data was taken from ZipRecruiter and the U.S. Census Bureau 2019 Current Population Survey. Household income data may include salaries of multiple people in the same household.
|
State |
Average annual salary |
Average household income |
|
Alabama |
$314,802 |
$51,734 |
|
Alaska |
$418,018 |
$75,463 |
|
Arizona |
$334,142 |
$62,055 |
|
Arkansas |
$353,634 |
$48,952 |
|
California |
$367,207 |
$80,440 |
|
Colorado |
$374,989 |
$77,127 |
|
Connecticut |
$351,951 |
$78,833 |
|
Delaware |
$370,452 |
$70,176 |
|
Florida |
$303,808 |
$59,227 |
|
Georgia |
$322,340 |
$61,980 |
|
Hawaii |
$362,911 |
$83,102 |
|
Idaho |
$344,576 |
$60,999 |
|
Illinois |
$351,725 |
$69,187 |
|
Indiana |
$331,999 |
$57,603 |
|
Iowa |
$318,061 |
$61,691 |
|
Kansas |
$322,504 |
$62,087 |
|
Kentucky |
$362,401 |
$52,295 |
|
Louisiana |
$322,479 |
$51,073 |
|
Maine |
$341,374 |
$58,924 |
|
Maryland |
$395,958 |
$86,738 |
|
Massachusetts |
$442,773 |
$85,843 |
|
Michigan |
$351,518 |
$59,584 |
|
Minnesota |
$332,518 |
$74,593 |
|
Mississippi |
$302,104 |
$45,792 |
|
Missouri |
$342,279 |
$57,409 |
|
Montana |
$337,615 |
$57,153 |
|
Nebraska |
$388,376 |
$63,229 |
|
Nevada |
$414,715 |
$63,276 |
|
New Hampshire |
$383,413 |
$77,933 |
|
New Jersey |
$339,744 |
$85,751 |
|
New Mexico |
$313,405 |
$51,945 |
|
New York |
$396,771 |
$72,108 |
|
North Carolina |
$319,241 |
$57,341 |
|
North Dakota |
$342,900 |
$64,577 |
|
Ohio |
$329,543 |
$58,642 |
|
Oklahoma |
$360,964 |
$54,449 |
|
Oregon |
$327,607 |
$67,058 |
|
Pennsylvania |
$339,022 |
$63,463 |
|
Rhode Island |
$347,643 |
$71,169 |
|
South Carolina |
$374,629 |
$56,227 |
|
South Dakota |
$332,887 |
$59,533 |
|
Tennessee |
$331,945 |
$56,071 |
|
Texas |
$333,309 |
$64,034 |
|
Utah |
$325,698 |
$75,780 |
|
Vermont |
$361,074 |
$63,001 |
|
Virginia |
$383,282 |
$76,456 |
|
Washington |
$407,956 |
$78,687 |
|
West Virginia |
$344,858 |
$48,850 |
|
Wisconsin |
$329,543 |
$64,168 |
|
Wyoming |
$355,366 |
$65,003 |