Meanwhile, surgeons in Louisiana had the highest average annual wage, followed by Maine and Montana. The data was gathered in May.
Here is the average annual wage for surgeons by state (Note: There was no data for the 20 states not listed):
- Louisiana: $534,920
- Maine: $450,330
- Montana: $435,940
- North Carolina: $429,010
- Hawaii: $415,390
- Kentucky: $389,700
- Utah: $381,020
- Kansas: $374,300
- West Virginia: $365,560
- Pennsylvania: $363,270
- Mississippi: $362,430
- Arizona: $357,310
- Nebraska: $356,580
- Minnesota: $354,930
- Colorado: $344,560
- Vermont: $341,830
- Iowa: $341,430
- Maryland: $332,650
- Texas: $331,980
- Ohio: $331,090
- Tennessee: $324,550
- Michigan: $323,570
- Illinois: $319,710
- Alaska: $311,440
- Massachusetts: $308,410
- Missouri: $308,090
- California: $286,080
- New York: $249,450
- Washington: $247,940
- Alabama: $235,120
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