Sports medicine Orthopedic Surgeon Salary 2026: $740K Median

The median sports medicine orthopedic surgeon salary in the United States is $740,000 per year, based on 18 approved salary reports on SalaryDr through May 22, 2026. The average is $785,000. At the average reported workweek of 53 hours, the median works out to about $269 per hour.

The middle 50% of reported sports medicine orthopedic surgeon salaries fall between $565,000 (25th percentile) and $935,000 (75th percentile). The 10th to 90th percentile range is $485,000 to $1,160,000. Based on 18 reports.

Not in SalaryDr's reports: hospital-employed sports medicine orthopedic surgeons ($885,000 across 7 reports) report a higher average total compensation than private practice sports medicine orthopedic surgeons ($780,000 across 7 reports).

Sports medicine orthopedic surgeons who reported their schedule average 53 hours per week (18 reports).

Average total compensation by years of experience in SalaryDr's sports medicine orthopedic surgeon reports: 6–10 years, $670,000 (5 reports); 11–15 years, $1,045,000 (7 reports).

Sports medicine orthopedic surgeons who rated their job gave it an average of 4.0 out of 5 (18 reports). 78% of the 18 reports that answered say they would choose the specialty again.

These figures come from 18 reports that sports medicine orthopedic surgeons submitted anonymously to SalaryDr and that were approved before publication; the most recent is from May 22, 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.