Orthopedic Surgeon Salary
Orthopedic Surgeon Salary with pay where disclosed, schedule details, and work-life-balance signals. Compare each listing's currency, pay period, location, and requirements before applying.
327+ positions available
327+ Orthopedic Surgeon Salary Available Now
These 93 roles pay ~$700k median with 2.8/10 median work-life balance — use these as your benchmarks.
Salary Distribution93 jobs · 45 employers
Annual compensation range
Work-Life Balance Distribution93 jobs · 45 employers
Higher = better work-life balance
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Physician Pay & Work-Life Balance by State
Advertised-pay benchmarks and work-life-balance scores across 51 states with enough physician listings to measure. Pay uses weighted monthly permanent-position medians over 13 calendar months where available, with cohort-median fallbacks—not pooled medians or a salary survey. Take-home figures deduct state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025) and adjust for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities 2024); federal tax is uniform across states and omitted.
BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) · State-level price index; city and metro figures may differ.
Tile positions are approximate, not geographic boundaries. Selection adds an outline without changing the metric color. Work-life scores describe listings, not surveyed clinician burnout.
Montana leads at $403k, against a $304k median across measured states. Best work-life balance: Rhode Island (6.2/10), Wyoming (6.1/10), Utah (5.7/10).
| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | $403k | $400k | 5.4/10 | 177 |
| New Hampshire | $392k | $377k | 5.2/10 | 331 |
| Alaska | $380k | $371k | 4.8/10 | 117 |
| North Dakota | $362k | $396k | 4.9/10 | 253 |
| Arkansas | $353k | $391k | 4.7/10 | 146 |
| Kentucky | $347k | $369k | 4.9/10 | 359 |
| Minnesota | $346k | $317k | 5.3/10 | 1711 |
| Utah | $340k | $328k | 5.7/10 | 423 |
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| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | $338k | $365k | 6.1/10 | 87 |
| Hawaii | $336k | $272k | 5.2/10 | 94 |
| Mississippi | $335k | $368k | 4.9/10 | 174 |
| Iowa | $334k | $366k | 5.0/10 | 480 |
| Delaware | $330k | $309k | 4.5/10 | 205 |
| Pennsylvania | $329k | $327k | 5.6/10 | 2575 |
| Nevada | $324k | $325k | 5.2/10 | 324 |
| Illinois | $316k | $300k | 4.7/10 | 2080 |
| South Dakota | $314k | $355k | 4.1/10 | 213 |
| Wisconsin | $314k | $316k | 5.0/10 | 732 |
| Arizona | $313k | $304k | 5.2/10 | 962 |
| Texas | $313k | $323k | 5.5/10 | 2818 |
| California | $310k | $254k | 4.8/10 | 5264 |
| Washington | $309k | $289k | 5.1/10 | 1134 |
| Connecticut | $308k | $277k | 4.5/10 | 541 |
| New Jersey | $308k | $265k | 4.9/10 | 1064 |
| Missouri | $308k | $323k | 5.3/10 | 783 |
| Louisiana | $304k | $334k | 4.4/10 | 601 |
| Tennessee | $303k | $330k | 5.1/10 | 765 |
| West Virginia | $302k | $321k | 3.9/10 | 624 |
| Alabama | $299k | $320k | 5.0/10 | 405 |
| New Mexico | $299k | $305k | 5.2/10 | 397 |
| Colorado | $298k | $277k | 5.4/10 | 1441 |
| Virginia | $298k | $278k | 4.9/10 | 1466 |
| Georgia | $297k | $292k | 5.1/10 | 1310 |
| Michigan | $295k | $293k | 4.4/10 | 1097 |
| Oregon | $294k | $256k | 5.1/10 | 648 |
| Indiana | $294k | $306k | 4.5/10 | 699 |
| Rhode Island | $292k | $268k | 6.2/10 | 242 |
| Vermont | $292k | $272k | 5.2/10 | 143 |
| Florida | $291k | $281k | 4.9/10 | 2901 |
| Massachusetts | $289k | $260k | 5.0/10 | 1286 |
| Maine | $288k | $276k | 5.5/10 | 195 |
| Oklahoma | $288k | $312k | 4.6/10 | 615 |
| Ohio | $288k | $299k | 5.0/10 | 1325 |
| South Carolina | $285k | $285k | 4.5/10 | 963 |
| Idaho | $281k | $278k | 4.4/10 | 215 |
| District of Columbia | $277k | $229k | 4.8/10 | 189 |
| New York | $273k | $236k | 5.1/10 | 2405 |
| Kansas | $273k | $286k | 5.1/10 | 290 |
| Maryland | $273k | $245k | 5.0/10 | 1071 |
| Nebraska | $256k | $269k | 4.5/10 | 131 |
| North Carolina | $237k | $240k | 5.2/10 | 1008 |
Orthopedic Surgeon Salary: Market Overview & Work-Life Balance
Listing snapshot: this overview summarizes the jobs loaded on this page. Market comparisons use the separate scope and time period labeled in their section.
The market for orthopedic surgeon salary is robust, with 327+ verified openings available on WeekdayDoc. Popular specialties include Orthopedic Surgery, Radiology.
Every listing is evaluated using WeekdayDoc's proprietary work-life balance scoring system. Orthopedic Surgeon Salary on this page have an average score of 2/10. This data helps clinicians quickly identify positions that match their lifestyle priorities without reading through hundreds of job descriptions.
Leading employers currently hiring for orthopedic surgeon salary include Sutter Health, Universities of Wisconsin, Trinity Health, Prisma Health, and more. New jobs are added daily as healthcare organizations expand their teams.
Among the top-rated employers hiring for orthopedic surgeon salary, Talkiatry (score: 95.1/100), BetterHelp (score: 94.9/100), Hiaah (score: 94.5/100) have earned WeekdayDoc's Top Employer designation based on our proprietary ranking system. This ranking evaluates burnout scores (40%), salary competitiveness (30%), and work-life balance features like no-call and remote options (30%). See the full rankings on our Top Employers page.
According to WeekdayDoc's Market Pulse — which tracks real-time compensation data from thousands of active job postings — the current median salary for orthopedic surgeon salary is $104K, trending up 3.4% over the past quarter. This data is derived from 21,713+ job postings analyzed over the past 12 months — updated daily, unlike annual survey-based reports. Explore salary trends and burnout data on our Market Pulse dashboard.
A few things worth knowing
About Orthopedic Surgeon Salary.
How much do physicians earn?
A reliable salary estimate is unavailable for this sample of physicians. Compensation varies by role, specialty, location, and schedule. Compare employer-posted pay where disclosed, including its currency and pay period; missing pay is not estimated.
Are there remote or hybrid physicians jobs available?
Some physicians roles offer remote or hybrid flexibility. You can filter for telehealth and work-from-home options, and every listing shows its remote status before you apply.
Which physicians jobs have the best work-life balance?
Every physician role on WeekdayDoc is scored for burnout risk using call schedule, weekend and night requirements, and remote flexibility. You can sort by work-life-balance score to surface the lowest-burnout roles first.
Who is hiring physicians right now?
Employers currently hiring for physician roles include Sutter Health, Universities of Wisconsin, Trinity Health, Prisma Health, and others. WeekdayDoc aggregates verified openings from these and other organizations, refreshed daily.
How many orthopedic surgeon salary are available, and how often are they updated?
There are currently 327 physicians positions listed, with new roles added as employers post them. Job descriptions are public. Verified sign-in with Google or email gives free access to regular Apply, full search, and standard Market Insights. Saved jobs, My Search, and the dashboard also require verified sign-in. Eligible featured employer listings allow Apply without signup or email. Basic calculators are public and free; optional AI contract analysis, RVU Billing Optimizer, and Schedule Optimizer reports remain paid.
Employers hiring now
Organizations with the most openings in Orthopedic Surgeon Salary
Concentra38 open roles here · WLB 75/100
Dane Street17 open roles here · WLB 90/100
Tenet Healthcare17 open roles here · WLB 56/100
Sutter Health12 open roles here · WLB 54/100
Healthcare United10 open roles here · WLB 60/100
Shriners Children's8 open roles here · WLB 54/100
Surgery Partners8 open roles here · WLB 61/100WVU Medicine8 open roles here · WLB 55/100