Pediatric orthopedic surgeons made on average $468,798 in 2009, according to VMG's Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data.
Other interesting data about pediatric orthopedic surgeon compensation included compensation:
By practice ownership:
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons who were shareholders in a practice received on average $100,000 more than those who were not. The surgeons who were shareholders received $577,766 while those who were not received $477,047.
By group setting:
Surgeons in a single specialty group received more ($489,125) on average than surgeons in a multispecialty group ($456,816).
By hospital situation:
Surgeons in a hospital ownership situation received on average $498,000, which was approximately $43,000 more than surgeons in a not hospital ownership situation.
By region of the country:
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons practicing in the south received upwards of $100,000 more than their counterparts in the east and west. Surgeons were compensated at $551,562 in the south, $428,626 in the west and $397,907 in the east.
By city size:
While no data was available for surgeons in cities with a population less than 250,000 people, the data does show that surgeons practicing in metropolitan areas with a population of more than one million earned slightly more ($498,000) than surgeons practicing in areas of 250,000-one million people ($493,527).
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