Plastic Surgery Salaries in Nebraska
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of the body. Most of us are familiar with cosmetic surgery, which is a specialization within the field of plastic surgery. Plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive and corrective surgeries such as hand surgery, microsurgery and skin grafting. While plastic surgeons are located throughout the United States, few work in the state of Nebraska.
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Job Description
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Plastic surgeons specialize in the treatment of injury, disease and deformity and use their skill to help repair bone and tissue injuries. These surgeons also perform preventive surgeries such as breast reductions and can reconstruct the face with procedures such as a cleft lip and palate surgery.
Salary
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According to 2010 data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the national annual mean salary for a surgeon was $225,390. These individuals earned a national mean hourly wage of $108. Surgeons who were paid in the bottom 10th percentile for this profession earned a salary of $115,910, or an hourly wage of $55. Surgeons who were paid in the top 25th percentile for this profession earned a salary of $166,400, or an hourly wage of $80.
According to Allied Physicians 2003-2006 Salary Survey, plastic surgeons earned significantly more than the national average. Allied Physicians' report sets the average annual salary of a plastic surgeon at $412,000. Plastic surgeons who were paid within the bottom percentile for this profession earned $237,000 a year, while plastic surgeons who were paid in the top percentile for this occupation earned a salary of $820,000 a year.
According to the BLS, surgeons working in Nebraska earned an annual mean salary of $166,400, or an hourly mean wage of $80. The BLS attributes this high pay rate to the overall lack of surgeons in this area. The BLS also reports that Nebraska employed a total of 220 surgeons in 2010.
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Industry
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Physicians' offices, general medical and surgical hospitals, and outpatient care centers are the industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation. The top-paying industries for this occupation, physician's offices, offices of other health practitioners, and local government, all paid surgeons an annual mean salary between $217,580 and $235,100.
If you want to earn top-dollar as a surgeon, think about finding employment in Wyoming, Wisconsin or Utah, the top-paying states for this occupation. Individuals working in these states earned annual mean salaries above $166,400.
Outlook
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According to projected data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 22 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the national average for all other occupations. The BLS attributes job growth to the expansion of healthcare-related industries.
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