Cardiac Surgeon
Compensation
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Job Description
Responsibilities
Supported. Rewarded. Investing in You.
Job Title: Cardiac Surgeon
Location: York, PA
Employment Type: Fulltime
What You Can Expect at Your Practice
- Enjoy working in a dedicated Open Heart ICU and specialized Cardiac ICU providing comprehensive care for complex cardiovascular disease, including durable LVAD management
- Collaborate with highly experienced cardiovascular nursing teams across ICU, intermediate care, and dedicated cardiac units
- Large, high-volume multi-specialty cardiology group employed by WellSpan, offering advanced cardiac imaging, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, and advanced heart failure expertise
- State-of-the-art 200-bed surgical and critical care tower under construction, featuring dedicated cardiac operating rooms and four hybrid labs
First in Class Benefits
- Parental Leave up to 4 weeks
- Six-week STO, plus 6 standard holidays
- Competitive compensation and incentive plan
- $5,500 CME allowance
What Sets Us Apart
- Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group recently recognized WellSpan as one of
- America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care for 2025 – a distinction
- WellSpan has been honored with for the third year in a row!
- WellSpan Health has once again been recognized by the American Medical
Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine™ organization for its efforts to promote the wellbeing of its team members through targeted initiatives and programs that reduce burnout and stressors in the workplace
- WellSpan Well-being: We focus on promoting overall health and wellness. Our initiatives and activities provide resources and support to help individuals improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Discover Your Dream Location
York, PA
- Affordable and convenient location near the Maryland/ Pennsylvania line–
- Hanover offers a low cost of living with easy access to major cities like
- Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., making it ideal for commuters and families.
- Outdoor recreation and community events – Residents enjoy scenic parks, the
- Heritage Rail Trail for biking and hiking, and seasonal festivals like the
- York Fair, America’s oldest fair.
Confidentially Connect with Our Recruiter
Name: Tammie Chute
Email: tchute@wellspan.org
Website: joinwellspan.org
Qualifications
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Required or
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) Required
Licenses
- Licensed Medical Physician and Surgeon Upon Hire Required or
- Licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Upon Hire Required
Courses and Training
- Certification by the American Board of Surgery or American Board of Medical
- Specialties with experience as a practicing cardiac surgeon in the United
- States. Upon Hire Required and
- Successful completion of a General Surgery residency. Upon Hire Required and
- Must qualify and be a member of the Medical Staff of the Hospital. Upon Hire
Required
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Surgery weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$400k (13 salary observations; 106 listings), vs ~$492k nationally (240 salary observations; 2,053 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 30 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Surgery median $485k (middle half $275k–$560k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $400k median in Pennsylvania | $492k nationally (−19%)13 state / 240 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Pennsylvania | 63 active | 1,243 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 90% no call · 57% no weekends30 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $70k) · 16% offer loan repayment909 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #4 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 days · 40% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 752 in the last 30 days | 461 the 30 days before (+63%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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