Compensation Increases 8% for Four Surgeon Groups

General surgeons, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and plastic surgeons all saw their salaries increase about 8 percent in 2010, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal report citing CBSalary.com data.

 

General surgeons now earn an average of $342,971.

 

Neurosurgeons earn an average salary of $503,326.

 

Orthopedic surgeons receive an average salary of $373,847.

 

Plastic surgeons receive an average salary of $285,561.

 

Other medical professions — endodontist (up 18 percent), pharmacologist (up 10.4 percent) and medical officer (up 8.02 percent) — also saw significant increases over the prior year, according to the report.

 

Read the Poughkeepsie Journal report on surgeon compensation.

 

Read more about compensation:

 

- Male Physicians Still Out-Earn Female Physicians in Almost Every Specialty

 

- Anesthesia Highest Earner of all Hospital-Based Physician Specialties

 

- 2011 Average Salaries Revealed for Physician Assistants, Nurse Anesthetists

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