Medscape surveyed about 20,000 physicians to compile its report
Four salary and employment statistics:
1. The average orthopedist salary is $482,000.
2. Self-employed orthopedists ($505,000) earn more than employed physicians ($459,000).
3. Fifty-two percent of orthopedists feel they’re fairly compensated, an increase from last year’s report, when 45 percent of orthopedists reported satisfaction with their pay.
4. Thirty-nine percent of orthopedists work in an office-based single-specialty group practice.
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