Medpage Today's 2018 orthopedic salary survey compared orthopedic surgeon pay across specializations, facility types and other factors.
Health Media designed and fielded the survey, collecting more than 20,000 responses — 7,753 of which contained salary information. Survey Design & Analysis analyzed the data.
Statistics on orthopedic surgeons' employment situations:
1. Working with patients part time: 6.2 percent
2. Working with patients full time: 90.3 percent
3. Working irregular hours/shifts: 1 percent
4. Unemployed: .3 percent
5. Retired: .3 percent
7. Current resident or fellow: 1.7 percent