The top 17 highest paying cities for orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $234,640, Lynchburg, Virginia is the highest paying city for orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric. It is followed by Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington (average annual salary $233,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric in a specific city, use the links in the table.
Rank | City/Area | Average Salary i | # of Empl. i |
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1 | Lynchburg, Virginia | $234,640 |
110 | |
2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington | $233,660 |
120 | |
3 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas | $231,940 |
70 | |
4 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska | $228,820 |
50 | |
5 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia | $225,450 |
90 | |
6 | Waterbury, Connecticut | $215,370 |
40 | |
7 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | $211,070 |
50 | |
8 | Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida | $202,380 |
330 | |
9 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida | $196,780 |
n/a | |
10 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | $194,850 |
n/a | |
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11 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | $187,220 |
70 | |
12 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts | $182,890 |
250 | |
13 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan | $180,500 |
70 | |
14 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee | $178,680 |
110 | |
15 | Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine | $174,990 |
50 | |
16 | Springfield, Massachusetts | $151,830 |
50 | |
17 | Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois | $77,480 |
220 | |