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What neurosurgeons make
Typical neurosurgeon
$749,140
Surgeon group median
$414,010
Survey high end
$875,626
Treat the middle figure as a good estimate, not a government number. The federal wage survey has no separate line for neurosurgery: it lumps the job into surgeons, all other, whose published median is $414,010 a year. The $749,140 is the neurosurgery average in the Doximity 2025 physician compensation report, and the Medical Group Management Association reports a higher figure of about $875,626 once bonuses and production pay are counted.