Questions on Surgeon Salaries

Before beginning the rigorous and expensive ordeal of medical school, many future surgeons have questions about the life of a surgeon, including surgeon salaries. Common questions include: What is a typical surgeon starting salary? Is there a medical school whose graduates earn higher surgeon salaries? How does a General Surgeon salary compare to other surgeon salaries? In what city is surgeon salary highest? These questions and more can all be answered with PayScale's surgeon salary data.

Surgeon Starting Salary

When researching surgeon salary data it's important to keep in mind that a surgeon spends several years in internship and residency, learning under the supervision of more experienced doctors, before becoming a full-fledged surgeon. The typical surgeon salary will vary depending on what stage a surgeon has completed in his or her career. The Surgeon Salary by Years Experience chart shows that a surgeon starting salary is already over $100,000, but also that surgeon salary can increase by over $60,000 in the next four years. Keep in mind, however, that these surgeon starting salary numbers are for surgeons who have already paid their dues by completing their residencies. A surgeon salary may be much lower for those fresh out of medical school.

Surgeon Salary Data

Speaking of medical school, how much does choice in medical school affect surgeon salary? Quite a lot, according to the Surgeon Salary by School report. The University of Michigan is far in the lead when it comes to surgeon salaries, beating out private schools such as Harvard and Johns Hopkins. After graduation, however, Johns Hopkins grads who are chasing high surgeon salaries won't have to travel far: Baltimore offers the highest surgeon salary, as shown in the Surgeon Salaries by City report.

Want to look beyond surgeon salaries? Compare surgeon salary data with other medical salary research by reading up on Physician Salaries and Anesthesiology Salaries, or read Dr. Salary's article on how surgeon salaries compare to Football Players' Salaries.