What is the salary for a general surgeon?
LocumTenens.com conducted its Annual Compensation and Employment Survey in September of 2020. Survey respondents represent general surgeons who practice on a locum tenens basis as well as those with permanent salaries. Compensation results consist of only full-time, permanent employees and consider only annual salary and bonuses.
Average surgeon salary in 2019
$369,524
Historical salary data
How does this year's salary compare to other years?
On average, surgeons made 3% less in 2019 than they did in 2017.
Survey Results
Demographic insights by gender
While the majority of general surgeons who responded to the survey were male, there has been an 11% increase in female surgeons since 2017.
Male
79%1% increase
Female
21%1% decrease
Where do general surgeons work?
These are the top three work places for general surgeons.
Hospital employed
58%6% increase
Government
6%2% increase
Group practice
6%13% decrease
How old are general surgeons?
Approximately a third of general surgeons are split evenly into the Baby Boomer category (those born between 1946 and 1964), Generation X (1965 to 1980) and Millennials (1981 to 1997). This differs from 2018 where almost 90% of General Surgeons who responded were either Baby Boomers or from Generation X.
Respondent demographics
Surgeons who took this survey
By region
Years in practice
Employment status
Methodology
Invitations for the survey were emailed to a database of more than 220,000 healthcare professionals in September 2020. Some recipients had been placed by LocumTenens.com, and some had not. There was a total of 2,080 respondents, both physicians and advanced practitioners, who were self-selected and spanned all 50 states.
