Bottom quarter
$416K
General Surgeon Salary in Los Angeles
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$485K
Top quarter
$573K
Top 10%
$673K
Adjusted for Los Angeles at 1.15× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
General Surgeon in Los Angeles pulls a median of $485,300 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $572,700 and the top 10% at $672,750. The Los Angeles adjustment moves the band 15% above the national baseline. The gap between the middle of the market and the top quarter is real money — at this role, $87,400 a year. Ask for it.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$572,700 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$529,000 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$485,300 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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