1999 cash receipts per orthopaedic surgeon
|
Number of orthopaedists in practice |
Median |
Respondents |
Standard |
|
1 |
$737,500 |
44 |
$56,639 |
|
2-3 |
$734,096 |
122 |
$61,563 |
|
4-5 |
$722,923 |
122 |
$54,255 |
|
6-10 |
$785,311 |
165 |
$41,560 |
|
More than 10 |
$859,741 |
88 |
$38,291 |
|
Total |
$774,504 |
541 |
$23,758 |
W2 wages per orthopaedic surgeon
|
Number of orthopaedists in practice |
Median |
Respondents |
Standard |
|
1 |
$252,000 |
39 |
$19,696 |
|
2-3 |
$291,367 |
95 |
$12,752 |
|
4-5 |
$278,500 |
101 |
$11,370 |
|
6-10 |
$329,036 |
136 |
$11,449 |
|
More than 10 |
$377,133 |
78 |
$15,153 |
|
Total |
$312,000 |
449 |
$6,061 |
Source: 2000 Practice Profile, Compensation, and Benefits Survey, BONES Society
The median cash receipts per orthopaedic surgeon were $774,504 in 1999, according to a survey of orthopaedic practices that are members of the BONES Society, Inc. the national organization of orthopaedic practice administrators.
The median W2 wages per orthopaedic surgeon was $312,000. The survey found that orthopaedic W2 wages as a median percentage of 1999 cash receipts by practice setting was 45.1 percent for a private practice; 39.7 percent, university affiliated; and 60.9 percent, hospital based/owned.
A survey reporting the 1998 net income of orthopaedic surgeons was conducted by the AAOS department of research and scientific affairs and published in the August 2000 issue of the Bulletin. The Bulletin article is in the "Library" section of the AAOS home page www.aaos.org.