Here are 20 statistics comparing physician compensation in 2012 to 2011, based on the respective Medscape Physician Compensation Reports.
Average orthopedist compensation
2012: $405,000
2011: $315,000
Orthopedists making more than $500,000
2012: 35 percent
2011: 19 percent
Orthopedists making less than $100,000
2012: 11 percent
2011: 19 percent
Orthopedists with compensation decreasing over the previous year
2012: 39 percent
2011: 36 percent
Orthopedists with compensation increasing over the previous year
2012: 28 percent
2011: 30 percent
Female orthopedist average compensation
2012: 422,000 (20 percent more then male orthopedists—9 percent of respondents were female)
2011: $240,000 (36 percent less than male orthopedists)
Highest compensating region
2012: Northeast (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska)—$652,000
2011: West (California, Hawaii)—$350,000
Lowest compensating region
2012: Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina)—$248,000
2011: Northeast (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut)—$303,000
Average hospital compensation for orthopedists
2012: $396,000
2011: $251,000
Average single-specialty group practice compensation for orthopedists
2012: $469,000
2011: $391,000
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