Orthopedic Surgery Physician Salary in Utah (2026)
A Orthopedic Surgery physician practicing in Utah can expect a base salary inside the national Orthopedic Surgery band of $525K to $815K, with the median tracking close to $625K. The Utah variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West Jordan, Ogden, St. George and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Utah cost-of-living alone.
Orthopedic Surgery compensation snapshot for Utah
- Typical Utah base range
- $525K – $815K (national median $625K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Utah hiring metros
- Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West Jordan, Ogden, St. George
- Utah HPSA / shortage posture
- Rural southern and eastern Utah counties carry HPSA designations
- Primary board
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
Where Orthopedic Surgery offers land highest in Utah
Utah is anchored by Intermountain Health, University of Utah Health, MountainStar Healthcare, and Steward Health Care Utah. For Orthopedic Surgery, the highest-comp Utah opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Salt Lake City — 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 Utah Orthopedic Surgery offer comfortably above the $815K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Utah incentive programs that boost Orthopedic Surgery take-home
The Utah Health Workforce Financial Assistance Program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers in HPSA sites. The Utah Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is widely used across rural southern and eastern Utah FQHCs. 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 Utah
When a Orthopedic Surgery candidate sends me an Utah 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. Utah's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Utah Division of Professional Licensing licenses with a typical timeline of 60-90 days for US-trained physicians.
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