The highest-paid orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles, the most populated city in the West, earns $919,900 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool.
Orthopedic surgeons earn an average of $365,060 annually across the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Here are the salaries of the highest-paid orthopedic surgeons in the 10 most populated cities in the West, along with their amount of experience and their practice setting.
- Los Angeles: $919,900 annual salary; 29-35 years of experience; self-employed practice setting
- Phoenix: $851,900 annual salary; 29-35 years of experience; self-employed practice setting
- San Diego: $632,300 annual salary; 29-35 years of experience; self-employed practice setting
- San Jose, Calif.: $919,500 annual salary; 22-28 years of experience; employed practice setting
- San Francisco: $919,500 annual salary; 22-28 years of experience; employed practice setting
- Seattle: $931,200 annual salary; 29-35 years of experience; self-employed practice setting
- Denver: $885,100 annual salary; 22-28 years of experience; self-employed practice setting
- Las Vegas: $928,300 annual salary; 29-35 years of experience; self-employed practice setting
- Portland, Ore.: $857,600 annual salary; 29-35 years of experience; self-employed practice setting
- Tucson, Ariz.: $643,700 annual salary; 15-21 years of experience; employed practice setting
