18 Statistics Comparing Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation by Location

Here are 18 statistics comparing orthopedic surgeon compensation by region of the country from 2010 to 2011, according to Medscape Physician Compensation Reports 2011 and 2012. Every region experienced a declining reimbursement except for the southeast and western regions. The biggest decline occurred in the north central region of the country, where compensation dropped $216,500 between 2010 and 2011. Northwest
2010: $380,000
2011: $340,000
(Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska)

North Central
2010: $537,500
2011: $321,000
(North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri)

Great Lakes
2010: $350,000
2011: $306,000
(Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio)

Northeast
2010: $362,500
2011: $303,000
(New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut)

Mid-Atlantic
2010: $385,497
2011: $308,000
(South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland)

Southeast
2010: $300,000
2011: $343,000
(Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee)

South Central
2010: $352,500
2011: $320,000
(Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas)

Southwest
2010: $341,000
2011: $314,000
(Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico)

West
2010: $250,000
2011: $350,000
(California, Hawaiian Islands)

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