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What general surgeons make
Estimated middle
$414,010
Bottom tenth
$78,000
Average for the specialty
$480,000
The federal wage survey has no line for general surgeons. It files them under Surgeons, All Other, where the 2025 median is $414,010 a year and the bottom tenth sit near $78,000. Treat that middle figure as an estimate: it mixes several surgical specialties and counts only surgeons who are employees, not the ones who own part of a practice. AMN Healthcare (a national physician staffing company) puts average general surgeon pay in 2025 at $420,000 to $480,000.