General surgeons now earn an average of $342,971.
Neurosurgeons earn an average salary of $503,326.
Orthopedic surgeons receive an average salary of $373,847.
Plastic surgeons receive an average salary of $285,561.
Other medical professions — endodontist (up 18 percent), pharmacologist (up 10.4 percent) and medical officer (up 8.02 percent) — also saw significant increases over the prior year, according to the report.
Read the Poughkeepsie Journal report on surgeon compensation.
Read more about compensation:
– Male Physicians Still Out-Earn Female Physicians in Almost Every Specialty
– Anesthesia Highest Earner of all Hospital-Based Physician Specialties
– 2011 Average Salaries Revealed for Physician Assistants, Nurse Anesthetists
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