General Orthopedic Surgeon
Compensation
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Job Description
No ER Call
Immediate Partnership Track
Direct Orthopedic Care would like to recruit a General Orthopedic Surgeon to join the first and largest Orthopedic immediate access group in Dallas, Texas. Fellowship training with General Orthopedic interest is desirable. Join a rapidly expanding practice consisting of 13 immediate access clinics. Have an immediate and steady stream of surgical cases without the need to take emergency room call.
Qualified Candidates
- Practicing orthopedic surgeon or new graduates with interest in general orthopedics, fellowship training but comfortable with general orthopedics is acceptable.
- Board Eligible/Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
- Licensed in the state of Texas
- 50% of the practice can be subspecialty with 50% general orthopedics.
Incentive/Benefits Package
- Competitive salary, transitioning to production-based compensation
- Sign-on bonus
- CME allowance
- Malpractice coverage
- Opportunity for buy-in to the parent company with clinics in three large metropolitan areas and growing.
- Full health benefits including dental and vision
- CME, PTO and 401k with matching
Key Responsibilities
The surgeon will provide general orthopedic care and perform surgical procedures within a network of immediate access clinics. The role involves managing a steady stream of surgical cases without the requirement for emergency room call.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeons with a valid Texas medical license. Fellowship training is desirable, and the role is open to both practicing surgeons and new graduates.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates General Orthopedic Surgeon at Direct Orthopedic Care a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery — ranked against 370 active Orthopedic Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context
In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$325k (375 salary observations; 3,435 listings), vs ~$309k nationally (10,308 salary observations; 66,466 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 8,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $408k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · top 25% in orthopedic surgery | ranked against 370 Orthopedic Surgery listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $658k (middle half $550k–$735k)114 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Texas vs national | $325k median in Texas | $309k nationally (+5%)375 state / 10,308 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Orthopedic Surgery listings in Texas | 30 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All physician listings in Texas | 1,560 active | 22,342 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Texas physician listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Orthopedic Surgery hiring demand | #16 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 137 postings, 89 closed |
| New Orthopedic Surgery listings | 341 in the last 30 days | 186 the 30 days before (+83%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Implied production pay | ~$408k | $48/wRVU × 8,500 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 370 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Addison
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $557k
- Typical market rent
- $1,591/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.