Average annual orthopedic surgeon salary compared to the minimum cost of living in each state:
Note: Salary information was taken from ZipRecruiter. The minimum cost of living in each state was provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator. The cost of living is for a single adult with no children before taxes.
|
State |
Average annual salary |
Average cost of living |
|
Alabama |
$314,802 |
$30,248 |
|
Alaska |
$418,018 |
$32,406 |
|
Arizona |
$334,142 |
$33,442 |
|
Arkansas |
$353,634 |
$29,491 |
|
California |
$367,207 |
$40,372 |
|
Colorado |
$374,989 |
$36,517 |
|
Connecticut |
$351,951 |
$35,574 |
|
Delaware |
$370,452 |
$33,551 |
|
Florida |
$303,808 |
$33,315 |
|
Georgia |
$322,340 |
$33,255 |
|
Hawaii |
$362,911 |
$40,944 |
|
Idaho |
$344,576 |
$30,663 |
|
Illinois |
$351,725 |
$34,471 |
|
Indiana |
$331,999 |
$30,323 |
|
Iowa |
$318,061 |
$30,655 |
|
Kansas |
$322,504 |
$30,943 |
|
Kentucky |
$362,401 |
$29,459 |
|
Louisiana |
$322,479 |
$30,688 |
|
Maine |
$341,374 |
$33,696 |
|
Maryland |
$395,958 |
$37,288 |
|
Massachusetts |
$442,773 |
$41,416 |
|
Michigan |
$351,518 |
$31,077 |
|
Minnesota |
$332,518 |
$33,539 |
|
Mississippi |
$302,104 |
$29,542 |
|
Missouri |
$342,279 |
$31,060 |
|
Montana |
$337,615 |
$30,742 |
|
Nebraska |
$388,376 |
$30,847 |
|
Nevada |
$414,715 |
$31,547 |
|
New Hampshire |
$383,413 |
$35,054 |
|
New Jersey |
$339,744 |
$37,906 |
|
New Mexico |
$313,405 |
$31,074 |
|
New York |
$396,771 |
$41,700 |
|
North Carolina |
$319,241 |
$32,572 |
|
North Dakota |
$342,900 |
$29,712 |
|
Ohio |
$329,543 |
$29,982 |
|
Oklahoma |
$360,964 |
$29,936 |
|
Oregon |
$327,607 |
$36,285 |
|
Pennsylvania |
$339,022 |
$32,157 |
|
Rhode Island |
$347,643 |
$34,045 |
|
South Carolina |
$374,629 |
$32,994 |
|
South Dakota |
$332,887 |
$28,853 |
|
Tennessee |
$331,945 |
$29,905 |
|
Texas |
$333,309 |
$31,702 |
|
Utah |
$325,698 |
$32,408 |
|
Vermont |
$361,074 |
$34,166 |
|
Virginia |
$383,282 |
$36,644 |
|
Washington |
$407,956 |
$35,810 |
|
West Virginia |
$344,858 |
$29,306 |
|
Wisconsin |
$329,924 |
$31,235 |
|
Wyoming |
$355,366 |
$29,629 |
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