Starting salary was highest for hip and joint replacement specialists, who receive $597,000 on average. Sports medicine physicians had the highest signing bonus, at $60,000. All benchmarks include:
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General orthopedic surgeons
Salary: $500,000
Sign-on bonus: $35,000
Foot and ankle
Salary: $459,000
Sign-on bonus: $50,000
Hand
Salary: $476,000
Sign-on bonus: $40,000
Hip and joint
Salary: $597,000
Sign-on bonus: $50,000
Pediatric
Salary: $423,000
Sign-on bonus: $30,000
Spine
Salary: $452,000
Sign-on bonus: $40,000
Sports medicine
Salary: $565,000
Sign-on bonus: $60,000
Trauma
Salary: $497,000
Sign-on bonus: $50,000
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