Surgeons in Louisiana had the highest average annual wage, followed by Maine and Montana. The data was gathered in May.
Factoring in cost of living adjustments, Louisiana remains on top but North Carolina moves into second over Montana. New York, Hawaii and California land at the bottom of the ranking.
Average living expense-adjusted surgeon salary by state:
Note: There was no data for the 20 states not listed.
|
State |
Avg. surgeon salary |
Cost of living vs. US avg. |
COL-adjusted surgeon salary |
|
Louisiana |
$534,920 |
-0.070 |
$572,364 |
|
North Carolina |
$429,010 |
-0.043 |
$447,457 |
|
Montana |
$435,940 |
0.007 |
$432,910 |
|
Kansas |
$374,300 |
-0.135 |
$424,831 |
|
Kentucky |
$389,700 |
-0.069 |
$416,589 |
|
West Virginia |
$365,560 |
-0.095 |
$400,288 |
|
Maine |
$450,330 |
0.150 |
$391,591 |
|
Mississippi |
$362,430 |
-0.067 |
$386,713 |
|
Utah |
$381,020 |
-0.010 |
$384,830 |
|
Nebraska |
$356,580 |
-0.063 |
$379,045 |
|
Iowa |
$341,430 |
-0.101 |
$375,914 |
|
Tennessee |
$324,550 |
-0.110 |
$360,251 |
|
Ohio |
$331,090 |
-0.087 |
$359,895 |
|
Texas |
$331,980 |
-0.079 |
$358,206 |
|
Minnesota |
$354,930 |
0.000 |
$354,930 |
|
Pennsylvania |
$363,270 |
0.025 |
$354,410 |
|
Michigan |
$323,570 |
-0.087 |
$351,721 |
|
Arizona |
$357,310 |
0.032 |
$346,231 |
|
Missouri |
$308,090 |
-0.102 |
$339,515 |
|
Illinois |
$319,710 |
-0.057 |
$337,933 |
|
Colorado |
$344,560 |
0.053 |
$327,217 |
|
Vermont |
$341,830 |
0.170 |
$292,162 |
|
Maryland |
$332,650 |
0.240 |
$268,266 |
|
Alabama |
$235,120 |
-0.121 |
$263,570 |
|
Alaska |
$311,440 |
0.271 |
$245,035 |
|
Massachusetts |
$308,410 |
0.350 |
$228,452 |
|
Washington |
$247,940 |
0.116 |
$222,168 |
|
Hawaii |
$415,390 |
0.933 |
$214,894 |
|
California |
$286,080 |
0.420 |
$201,465 |
|
New York |
$249,450 |
0.482 |
$168,320 |
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