Orthopedic Surgery Physician Salary in Vermont (2026)
A Orthopedic Surgery physician practicing in Vermont can expect a base salary inside the national Orthopedic Surgery band of $525K to $815K, with the median tracking close to $625K. The Vermont variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Burlington, South Burlington, Rutland, Montpelier and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Vermont cost-of-living alone.
Orthopedic Surgery compensation snapshot for Vermont
- Typical Vermont base range
- $525K – $815K (national median $625K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Vermont hiring metros
- Burlington, South Burlington, Rutland, Montpelier
- Vermont HPSA / shortage posture
- Most non-Burlington counties carry HPSA designations
- Primary board
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
Where Orthopedic Surgery offers land highest in Vermont
Vermont is dominated by The University of Vermont Health Network, Northwestern Medical Center, Rutland Regional Medical Center, and Southwestern Vermont Health Care. For Orthopedic Surgery, the highest-comp Vermont opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Burlington — 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 Vermont Orthopedic Surgery offer comfortably above the $815K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Vermont incentive programs that boost Orthopedic Surgery take-home
The Vermont Educational Loan Repayment Program for Health Care Professionals supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers in HPSA sites. The Vermont Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is small but consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is widely used across the state's FQHC network and Northeast Kingdom critical-access hospitals. 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 Vermont
When a Orthopedic Surgery candidate sends me an Vermont 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. Vermont's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Vermont Board of Medical Practice licenses with a typical timeline of 60-120 days for US-trained physicians.
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