1. The median salary for spine surgeons in 2009 was $641,728 — a 5.8 percent increase from $611,670 in 2008.
2. The median salary for spine surgeons in the western United States in 2009 was $661,978 — a 4.1 percent increase from $635,675 in 2008.
3. The median salary for spine surgeons in the northern United States in 2009 was $608,286 — a 3.09 percent increase from $590,000 in 2008.
4. The median salary for spine surgeons in 2009 was 34.7 percent higher than the median salary for general orthopedic surgeons in 2009.
Source: American Medical Group Association 2008 Physician Compensation Survey and 2009 Physician Compensation Survey.
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