Orthopedic Surgery Physician Salary in Mississippi (2026)
A Orthopedic Surgery physician practicing in Mississippi can expect a base salary inside the national Orthopedic Surgery band of $525K to $815K, with the median tracking close to $625K. The Mississippi variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Tupelo, Biloxi and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Mississippi cost-of-living alone.
Orthopedic Surgery compensation snapshot for Mississippi
- Typical Mississippi base range
- $525K – $815K (national median $625K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Mississippi hiring metros
- Jackson, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Tupelo, Biloxi
- Mississippi HPSA / shortage posture
- Nearly the entire state outside Jackson carries HPSA designations; J-1 waivers heavily used
- Primary board
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
Where Orthopedic Surgery offers land highest in Mississippi
Mississippi runs one of the most acute physician-shortage markets in the United States, anchored by University of Mississippi Medical Center, North Mississippi Health Services, Forrest General, and a deep rural network. For Orthopedic Surgery, the highest-comp Mississippi opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Jackson — they sit in rural and HPSA-designated counties where the same Orthopedic Surgery role carries a 10-25% base premium plus signing bonuses of $30K-$100K and loan repayment of $50K-$200K layered on top of base. That stacking can push an Mississippi Orthopedic Surgery offer comfortably above the $815K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Mississippi incentive programs that boost Orthopedic Surgery take-home
The Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program is one of the more aggressive state-level rural physician pipeline programs in the country. The Mississippi State Loan Repayment Program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers in HPSA sites. The Mississippi Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is competitive and consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is broadly used across rural FQHCs throughout the state. For Orthopedic Surgery specifically, these federal and state programs frequently add the equivalent of $30K-$60K per year of pre-tax value over the first three years of service.
How I benchmark a Orthopedic Surgery offer in Mississippi
When a Orthopedic Surgery candidate sends me an Mississippi offer, I check three things in order: (1) where the base lands inside the $525K–$815K band relative to MGMA regional percentiles, (2) the wRVU conversion factor and ramp/threshold structure, and (3) the call burden and stipend. Mississippi's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure licenses with a typical timeline of 60-120 days for US-trained physicians.
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Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com for a written Mississippi Orthopedic Surgery compensation review of any offer you've received, at no cost. We benchmark against MGMA/AMGA percentiles and the active Mississippi Orthopedic Surgery pipeline we're working in real time.