Here’s how orthopedic surgeon pay has changed over the past 10 years, according to Medscape’s Physician Compensation Report 2012-2021.
2021
Plastic surgery: $526,000
Orthopedics: $511,000
Cardiology: $459,000
2020
Orthopedics: $511,000
Plastic surgery: $479,000
Otolaryngology: $455,000
2019
Orthopedics: $482,000
Plastic surgery: $471,000
Otolaryngology: $461,000
2018
Plastic surgery: $501,000
Orthopedics: $497,000
Cardiology: $423,000
2017
Orthopedics: $489,000
Plastic surgery: $440,000
Cardiology: $410,000
2016
Orthopedics: $443,000
Cardiologists: $410,000
Dermatologists: $381,000
2015
Orthopedics: $421,000
Cardiology: $376,000
Gastroenterology: $370,000
2014
Orthopedics: $413,000
Cardiology: $351,000
Urology: $348,000
2013
Orthopedics: $405,000
Cardiology: $357,000
Radiology: $349,000
2012
Radiology: $315,000
Orthopedics: $315,000
Cardiology: $314,000
