National benchmark cells
General Surgery
20 published national cells for General Surgery. Every cell rests on 5 or more underlying records and carries its year and record count. How these numbers are built.
National benchmarks
2025 national physician compensation data — full-time, incumbent physicians unless the metric row states otherwise (newly hired, academic). Percentiles are national; each row carries its record count.
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total compensation ($/yr)National benchmarks | $420,533 | $502,947 | $622,981 | — | 2419 | 2025 |
| Base salary ($/yr)National benchmarks | $350,757 | $418,754 | $493,269 | — | 1751 | 2025 |
| Bonus and incentive pay ($/yr)National benchmarks | $20,887 | $39,682 | $92,773 | — | 277 | 2025 |
| Annual wRVUsNational benchmarks | 5,014 | 6,918 | 9,202 | — | 1685 | 2025 |
| Pay per wRVU ($/wRVU)National benchmarks | $61.3 | $73.98 | $94.13 | — | 1675 | 2025 |
| Total compensation — newly hired, year 1 ($/yr)National benchmarks | $325,000 | $406,817 | $450,717 | — | 202 | 2025 |
| Total compensation — academic ($/yr)National benchmarks | $168,427 | $372,976 | $474,326 | — | 363 | 2025 |
| Signing bonus ($)National benchmarks | $13,125 | $25,000 | $39,250 | — | 60 | 2025 |
| On-call pay ($/yr)National benchmarks | $15,000 | $53,000 | $95,343 | — | 381 | 2025 |
| On-call daily rate ($/day)National benchmarks | $1,000 | $1,250 | $1,650 | — | 268 | 2025 |
| On-call hourly rate ($/hr)National benchmarks | $39 | $52 | $225 | — | 61 | 2025 |
| On-call weekend rate ($/day)National benchmarks | $1,175 | $1,650 | $2,650 | — | 121 | 2025 |
| On-call holiday rate ($/day)National benchmarks | $1,000 | $1,650 | $2,650 | — | 113 | 2025 |
Corroborating comparisons
Each comparison family answers a narrower question than the national benchmarks above. Offered wages skew toward specific employer types, while service volumes are productivity proxies. These are cross-checks, not replacements.
Offered base salary comparisons
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offered base salary ($/yr)Public record | $79,963 | $350,000 | $465,083 | — | 35 | 2026 |
| Offered base salary ($/yr)Public record | $333,450 | $357,350 | $470,963 | — | 8 | 2025 |
State and national wage comparisons
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual wage ($/yr)Public record | $159,805 | $381,019 | $502,363 | — | 49380 | 2025 |
Service volume and payments — productivity proxies
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual wrvus medicarePublic record | 195 | 453 | 872 | — | 19100 | 2024 |
| Payments per clinician ($/yr)Public record | $20,038 | $39,200 | $67,758 | — | 21063 | 2024 |
| Services per clinician (yr)Public record | 133 | 260 | 453 | — | 21063 | 2024 |
Other published cells
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total compensation ($/yr)Public record | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 |
Where does your rate land in these distributions
Enter one pay rate and get a percentile placement against the cells above — national benchmarks first, corroborating cells when no matching national metric exists.