General Surgeon Salary in Massachusetts 2026: $555K Median

The median general surgeon salary in Massachusetts is $555,000 per year, based on 21 approved salary reports on SalaryDr through September 28, 2026. The average is $560,000. At the average reported workweek of 58 hours, the median works out to about $184 per hour.

The middle 50% of reported general surgeon salaries in Massachusetts fall between $480,000 (25th percentile) and $620,000 (75th percentile). The 10th to 90th percentile range is $465,000 to $655,000. Based on 21 reports.

Not in SalaryDr's reports: hospital-employed general surgeons in Massachusetts ($625,000 across 5 reports) report a higher average total compensation than private practice general surgeons in Massachusetts ($585,000 across 10 reports).

General surgeons who reported their schedule in Massachusetts average 58 hours per week (21 reports).

Average total compensation by years of experience in SalaryDr's general surgeon reports in Massachusetts: 6–10 years, $545,000 (6 reports); 11–15 years, $670,000 (8 reports).

General surgeons who rated their job in Massachusetts gave it an average of 4.6 out of 5 (21 reports). 90% of the 20 reports that answered say they would choose the specialty again.

These figures come from 21 reports that general surgeons in Massachusetts submitted anonymously to SalaryDr and that were approved before publication; the most recent is from September 28, 2026. Reports are self-reported: approval means a report passed SalaryDr's review checks, not that the submitter's pay was independently verified. Outlier reports beyond 1.5×IQR are excluded from the median, average and percentiles.