Here are the starting salaries offered to orthopedic surgeons over the last five years or so, according to Merritt Hawkins' 2014 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.
2009-2010
• Low — $300,000
• Average — $519,000
• High — $825,000
2010-2011
• Low — $300,000
• Average — $521,000
• High — $700,000
2011-2012
• Low — $400,000
• Average — $519,000
• High — $750,000
2012-2013
• Low — $250,000
• Average — $483,000
• High — $750,000
2013-2014
• Low — $350,000
• Average — $488,000
• High — $700,000