4 insights on spine surgeon, neurosurgeon compensation

Spine

Starting salaries and total compensation for neurosurgeons and spine surgeons are determined based on experience, subspecialty focus and market competition.

Four insights on compensation of spine surgeons and neurosurgeons:

1. Among neurosurgeons, surgeons who devote at least 50 percent of their time to spine have the highest median compensation at $796,000, according to the Neurosurgery Executives' Resource Value and Education Society study.

2. The median compensation for neurosurgeons was $800,000 in 2018, according to the AMGA 2018 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. MGMA's Physician Compensation and Production Survey placed neurosurgeon compensation at an average of $821,691.

3. A report from Doximity, an online network of medical professionals, ranked neurosurgeons as the top-paid physician specialists, earning an average of $617,000 annually.

4. The national average salary for orthopedic spine surgeons is $238,521 per year, according to data collected from ZipRecruiter on May 22. New York spine surgeons have the highest annual salary, followed by those in Massachusetts and Maryland.

 

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