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What plastic surgeons make

Typical net

$450,000

New, hospital only

$300,000

Mixed hospital and cosmetic

$700,000

Net income after overhead. Hospital reconstruction is billed to the province. Cosmetic work is paid by the patient and can push income well past this range. Pay varies by province and billing model. CIHI (Canadian Institute for Health Information) reports average gross provincial payments of about $538,000 for plastic surgery in 2023 to 2024, before overhead and not counting cosmetic fees.