Surgeons across the country have varying pay depending on their compensation method and their practice's ownership, according to a May 2022 MGMA report.
The report looks at data from more than 192,000 physicians across more than 7,700 organizations. The data examines national and regional trends in compensation, work relative value units and more.
Surgeons in physician-owned practices who make all of their money from salary earn the least, while those in hospital- and health system-owned practices who are paid by a combination of productivity measurements and quality metrics earn the most.
Surgeon pay, organized by ownership and compensation method:
Physician-owned practices
100 percent salary: $391,253
100 percent productivity or equal share: $523,430
50 percent or more salary plus quality metrics: $484,909
50 percent or more production plus quality metrics: $552,372
Other compensation plan: $559,790
Hospital- and health system-owned practices
100 percent salary: $493,874
100 percent productivity or equal share: $512,476
50 percent or more salary plus quality metrics: $518,059
50 percent or more production plus quality metrics: $565,641
Other compensation plan: $519,466