Attending market snapshot

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

Real attending pay from verified 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 verified physician-reported salaries·Medium confidence·realized pay, not open-role postings

How we calculate this→

Median and 25th–75th percentile of realized or accepted total compensation that verified 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 81 open Plastic Surgery roles on SalaryDr — a live read on the demand you'll graduate into.

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High-intent physician searches

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81 open roles

Plastic Surgeon Full Time * Annapolis & Lanham, MD

Luminis Health

Plastic Surgery

Lanham, Maryland · 2mo ago

~$750,000

full-timeAcademic

SalaryDr Signal· Good coverage· 14 reports

High-intent physician searches

Plastic Surgeon Full Time * Annapolis & Lanham, MD

Plastic Surgeon Full Time * Annapolis & Lanham, MD

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgery – York, PA

Plastic Surgery – York, PA

A Facility in North Dakota Is Searching for a Locum Tenens Plastic Surgeon

A Facility in North Dakota Is Searching for a Locum Tenens Plastic Surgeon

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

Staff Physician, Plastic Surgeon for Celeveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Staff Physician, Plastic Surgeon for Celeveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Plastic Surgery/Reconstruction Physician

Plastic Surgery/Reconstruction Physician

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Plastic Surgery – Microsurgery Fellowship

Plastic Surgery – Microsurgery Fellowship

Physician Plastic Surgery

Physician Plastic Surgery

Northwell Health - Plastic Surgery – Eastern Region, Long Island

Northwell Health - Plastic Surgery – Eastern Region, Long Island

Division Chief, Plastic Surgery – Loyola Medicine

Division Chief, Plastic Surgery – Loyola Medicine

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

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Physician, General Plastic Surgery

Physician, General Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgeon Geisinger

Plastic Surgeon Geisinger

Physician Plastic Surgery

Physician Plastic Surgery

Faculty Physician - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Faculty Physician - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Academic Plastic Surgeon – Reconstructive Microsurgery

Academic Plastic Surgeon – Reconstructive Microsurgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgery

Physician - Plastic Surgeon

Physician - Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Physician, General Plastic Surgery

Physician, General Plastic Surgery

Physician, Plastic Surgery, (Sacramento, CA)

Physician, Plastic Surgery, (Sacramento, CA)

Physician Plastic Surgery

Physician Plastic Surgery

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

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

Plastic Surgeon | Reconstructive & Microvascular Surgery

Plastic Surgeon | Reconstructive & Microvascular Surgery

Locums Job Opportunity in Texas for Plastic Surgeon

Locums Job Opportunity in Texas for Plastic Surgeon

Physician - Plastic Surgeon