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In 2025, orthopedic doctors and surgeons earn on average *** thousand U.S. dollars annually. This makes orthopedic doctors and surgeons the **** well-compensated physicians in the United States as of 2025, followed by plastic surgeons. Plastic surgeons were, by far, the ** earning physicians in the U.S. the previous year in 2024. An orthopedic physician specializes in injuries and diseases involving bones, muscles, joints, nerves and other parts of the musculoskeletal system. 

Physician salary

Although orthopedic doctors and surgeons have the highest average annual salary, from 2024 to 2025 their compensation increased only *** percent. In comparison, compensation for physicians specialized in diabetes and endocrinology increased percent during this time, while plastic surgeons saw again only a *** percent rise. The region with the highest annual compensation for physicians was the Midwest in 2025, with physicians earning some *** thousand U.S. dollars in this region.

Characteristics of U.S. physicians

The vast majority of physicians in the United States are men, although the share of female doctors has been increasing. The average age of physicians in the U.S. is also rising. As of 2022, the figure stood at **** years, compared to **** years in 2010. This is a worrying phenomenon, as more physicians approach retirement age, there are not enough new graduates to fill the need.