Last year, the base salary offers for orthopedic surgeons ranged anywhere from an average low of $250,000 to a high of $750,000.
According to a physician salary offer report from Merritt Hawkins, hospitals and medical groups offered $483,000, on average, to orthopedic surgeons in 2012.
Here are 15 statistics on average salary offers from hospitals and other provider groups to orthopedic surgeons over the past five years.
2012
Low salary offered: $250,000
Average salary offered: $483,000
High salary offered: $750,000
2011
Low salary offered: $400,000
Average salary offered: $519,000
High salary offered: $750,000
2010
Low salary offered: $300,000
Average salary offered: $521,000
High salary offered: $700,000
2009
Low salary offered: $300,000
Average salary offered: $519,000
High salary offered: $825,000
2008
Low salary offered: $300,000
Average salary offered: $481,000
High salary offered: $1 million
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