10 Statistics on Surgeon Compensation for Key ASC Specialties

Here are 10 statistics on highest and lowest compensating regions of the country for key surgeons in key surgery center specialties, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2012. All values are averages for surgeon respondents.
Ophthalmology
Highest: West (California, Hawaii), $315,000
Lowest: Southeast (Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida), $253

Gastroenterology
Highest: Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska), $372,000
Lowest: Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina), $278,000

General surgery
Highest: Great Lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio), $297,000
Lowest: Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska), $233,000

Orthopedic surgery
Highest: West (California, Hawaii), $350,000
Lowest: Northeast (New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut), $303,000

Urology
Highest: West (California, Hawaii), $343,000
Lowest: Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina), $272,000

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