Attending market snapshot

What the Plastic Surgery attending market looks like for residents finishing in 2028

Real attending pay from approved physician reports, live demand, and when to start your search — so you can plan the jump from training with the actual numbers, not guesses.

Attending total comp · nationwide

Data as of Sep 2026

$710,000–$825,000median $740,000

71 approved physician salary reports·Medium confidence·realized pay, not open-role postings

How we calculate this→

Median and 25th–75th percentile of realized or accepted total compensation that Plastic Surgery attendings reported to SalaryDr — resident and fellow pay excluded. We require at least 5 reports and widen from state → region → nationwide until the sample is large enough to be meaningful. Full methodology →

Today there are 56 open Plastic Surgery roles on SalaryDr — a live read on the demand you'll graduate into.

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High-intent physician searches

Transparent pay Posted ≥ reported median Low/no call Visa-friendly Academic No recruiters 4-day week

56 open roles

Plastic Surgeon

Kaiser Permanente - The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. -Northern California

Plastic Surgery

Fremont, California · 3mo ago

~$750,000

$250,000 loan supportAcademic

SalaryDr Signal· Good coverage· 14 reports

High-intent physician searches

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon (Per Diem)

Plastic Surgeon (Per Diem)

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - Microsurgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - Microsurgery

Physician, General Plastic Surgery

Physician, General Plastic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - General Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - General Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - Reconstructive Microsurgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - Reconstructive Microsurgery

Physician- Plastic & Reconstructive surgery- Royal Oak MI

Physician- Plastic & Reconstructive surgery- Royal Oak MI

Physician - Plastic Surgeon - St. Joseph, MI - Corewell Health South

Physician - Plastic Surgeon - St. Joseph, MI - Corewell Health South

Physician - Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI

Physician - Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Department of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgeon, Microsurgeon (Open Rank/Track Faculty)

Physician - Department of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgeon, Microsurgeon (Open Rank/Track Faculty)

Staff Physician (Plastic Surgery) - Relocation/Recruitment Incentive/EDRP Eligible

Staff Physician (Plastic Surgery) - Relocation/Recruitment Incentive/EDRP Eligible

Plastic Surgery Physician

Plastic Surgery Physician

Faculty Physician - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Faculty Physician - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic Surgery – Microsurgery Fellowship

Plastic Surgery – Microsurgery Fellowship

Academic Plastic Surgeon – Reconstructive Microsurgery

Academic Plastic Surgeon – Reconstructive Microsurgery

Physician - Plastic Surgeon

Physician - Plastic Surgeon

Northwell Health - Plastic Surgery – Eastern Region, Long Island

Northwell Health - Plastic Surgery – Eastern Region, Long Island

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - St. Paul / Woodbury, MN

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - St. Paul / Woodbury, MN

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgery – York, PA

Plastic Surgery – York, PA

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Excellent Opportunity for a Plastic Surgeon to practice in Rockford, IL! Easy Access to Madison...

Excellent Opportunity for a Plastic Surgeon to practice in Rockford, IL! Easy Access to Madison...

Physician, Plastic Surgery - Wheeling

Physician, Plastic Surgery - Wheeling

Physician - Plastic & Reconstruction

Physician - Plastic & Reconstruction

Plastic Surgeon Geisinger

Plastic Surgeon Geisinger

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon-High-Demand Practice with Established Referral Network

Plastic Surgeon-High-Demand Practice with Established Referral Network

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Physician, Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Physician, Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery/Reconstruction Physician

Plastic Surgery/Reconstruction Physician

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic & Reconstructive Physician

Plastic & Reconstructive Physician

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon