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What cardiac surgeons make
Typical net
$620,000
New or academic
$400,000
Senior, high-volume
$850,000
Net income after overhead. Almost all cardiac surgeons work at hospitals on fee-for-service or blended academic plans. Pay varies by province and billing model. CIHI (Canadian Institute for Health Information) reports average gross payments of about $695,000 for cardiac and thoracic surgery in 2023 to 2024, before overhead, and Job Bank puts the top end for surgeons near $767,000.