What are the main factors that influence a Bariatric Surgeon's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Bariatric Surgeon's salary?

A Bariatric Surgeon's salary grows with experience: starting around $425,630 for beginners, reaching about $432,046 at mid-level, and approach $447,692 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Bariatric Surgeon?

Bariatric Surgeon salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Bariatric Surgeon roles are District of Columbia $479,783, California $477,963, Massachusetts $471,593. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Bariatric Surgeon roles make?

Salaries for Bariatric Surgeon level roles vary by specialization: Surgeon - Neurology: $723,464; Surgeon - Orthopedic: $549,715; Surgeon - Cardiothoracic: $518,265; Surgeon - Pediatric: $510,767; Surgeon - Trauma: $488,576.

How do different companies affect a Bariatric Surgeon's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Bariatric Surgeon roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Bariatric Surgeon Salary in the United States

How much does a Bariatric Surgeon make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bariatric Surgeon in the United States is $433,330 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $208.

However, a Bariatric Surgeon's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $540,418
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $387,131 to $489,384
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $345,069

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Bariatric Surgeon Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$489,384	$40,782	$9,411	$235
Average	$433,330	$36,111	$8,333	$208
25th Percentile	$387,131	$32,261	$7,445	$186

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Key Factors That Influence Bariatric Surgeon Salaries

A Bariatric Surgeon's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Bariatric Surgeon Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Bariatric Surgeon's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $425,630
Early Career (1-2 years): $428,838
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $432,046
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $436,538
Expert (over 8 years): $447,692

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Bariatric Surgeon	$425,630
Intermediate Level Bariatric Surgeon	$428,838
Senior Level Bariatric Surgeon	$432,046
Specialist Level Bariatric Surgeon	$436,538
Expert Level Bariatric Surgeon	$447,692

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How Do Bariatric Surgeon Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Bariatric Surgeons. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $479,783.
California: $477,963.
Massachusetts: $471,593.

District of Columbia $479,783 California $477,963 Massachusetts $471,593 Washington $469,860 New Jersey $469,686 Alaska $469,080 Connecticut $463,100 New York $460,673

Hawaii $452,917 Rhode Island $449,277 Maryland $446,807 Minnesota $443,427 Colorado $442,127 Illinois $441,693 Oregon $440,047 Delaware $438,833

New Hampshire $438,071 Virginia $436,363 Pennsylvania $431,380 Nevada $428,867 North Dakota $428,043 Michigan $426,743 Wisconsin $426,267 Vermont $425,313

Texas $422,670 Maine $422,497 Arizona $422,237 Ohio $421,933 Georgia $417,947 Indiana $415,953 Wyoming $415,563 Utah $414,957

Iowa $414,697 Kansas $412,617 Louisiana $412,010 North Carolina $411,793 Missouri $411,707 Florida $410,017 Montana $409,107 Nebraska $408,240

Kentucky $407,764 South Carolina $406,030 Tennessee $404,947 Idaho $404,514 New Mexico $401,350 Oklahoma $400,657 Alabama $398,100 South Dakota $393,810

Arkansas $391,470 West Virginia $390,214 Mississippi $386,444

Top Paying Cities for Bariatric Surgeons

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $546,559
San Francisco: $540,575
Oakland: $529,183

San Jose, CA $546,559

San Francisco, CA $540,575

Oakland, CA $529,183

New York, NY $498,932

Paramus, NJ $492,865

Queens Village, NY $492,844

Passaic, NJ $492,432

Bergenfield, NJ $492,393

Stamford, CT $491,440

Huntington, NY $491,262

Newark, NJ $488,060

Bridgeport, CT $487,145

Vallejo, CA $486,283

New Brunswick, NJ $486,110

Petaluma, CA $485,850

Middlesex, NJ $485,026

Somerset, NJ $484,723

Santa Cruz, CA $484,160

Boston, MA $481,516

Monterey, CA $479,995

Seattle, WA $479,003

Santa Rosa, CA $478,916

Los Angeles, CA $478,786

Juneau, AK $477,660

Washington, DC $477,183

Orange, CA $475,640

Santa Ana, CA $474,496

Long Beach, CA $474,063

Anaheim, CA $473,976

Anchorage, AK $473,760

Santa Maria, CA $472,460

Everett, WA $472,373

Danbury, CT $470,848

Bremerton, WA $470,250

Tacoma, WA $468,690

New Suffolk, NY $468,681

Sacramento, CA $468,560

Santa Barbara, CA $468,083

Trenton, NJ $467,606

San Diego, CA $467,606

Brockton, MA $467,130

Fairbanks, AK $466,068

Lompoc, CA $464,963

Lowell, MA $464,612

Ventura, CA $464,530

Nashua, NH $464,443

Stockton, CA $464,400

Modesto, CA $461,236

Poughkeepsie, NY $460,283

Olympia, WA $459,460

Kennewick, WA $459,460

New Haven, CT $459,286

Lawrence, MA $457,726

Hartford, CT $457,293

Riverside, CA $457,206

New Bedford, MA $456,773

Richland, WA $456,773

Bakersfield, CA $456,166

San Bernardino, CA $455,993

New Britain, CT $455,950

Atlantic City, NJ $455,950

New London, CT $455,776

Norwich, CT $455,646

Portsmouth, NH $455,560

Boulder, CO $454,641

Portland, OR $454,043

Worcester, MA $454,000

Minneapolis, MN $452,657

Philadelphia, PA $452,050

Honolulu, HI $450,620

Saint Paul, MN $450,412

Vineland, NJ $450,317

Providence, RI $449,060

Chicago, IL $447,803

Bellingham, WA $447,283

Springfield, MA $446,937

Baltimore, MD $446,807

Chico, CA $445,723

Pittsfield, MA $444,553

Manchester, NH $443,730

Spokane, WA $441,823

Denver, CO $441,780

Albany, NY $439,743

Troy, NY $439,570

Nassau, NY $439,106

Schenectady, NY $438,660

Wilmington, DE $438,313

Burlington, VT $437,707

Salem, OR $437,533

Portland, ME $436,190

Yakima, WA $435,757

Rochester, MN $434,413

Reno, NV $434,197

Fresno, CA $434,197

Milwaukee, WI $433,807

Detroit, MI $433,373

Ann Arbor, MI $433,300

Allentown, PA $433,243

Colorado Springs, CO $432,507

Syracuse, NY $432,290

Carson City, NV $432,290

Houston, TX $431,683

Eugene, OR $431,467

Gary, IN $430,947

Springfield, OR $430,600

Bismarck, ND $430,513

Galveston, TX $430,210

Medford, OR $429,560

Fort Collins, CO $429,387

Concord, NH $429,170

Austin, TX $429,040

Mesa, AZ $428,130

Reading, PA $428,087

Phoenix, AZ $428,043

Dallas, TX $427,913

Saint Cloud, MN $427,497

Madison, WI $426,917

Utica, NY $425,747

Rochester, NY $425,053

Des Moines, IA $425,010

Raleigh, NC $424,967

Atlanta, GA $424,317

Battle Creek, MI $424,187

Salt Lake City, UT $424,057

Lancaster, PA $423,407

Harrisburg, PA $422,800

Kansas City, MO $422,367

Champaign, IL $422,280

Kansas City, KS $422,280

Fort Worth, TX $422,237

Columbus, OH $422,163

Boca Raton, FL $422,063

Pittsburgh, PA $421,890

Richmond, VA $421,717

Indianapolis, IN $421,630

Cleveland, OH $421,587

Las Vegas, NV $421,067

Cincinnati, OH $421,067

Petersburg, VA $420,417

Huntsville, AL $419,767

Lansing, MI $419,476

Lebanon, PA $419,420

Pueblo, CO $419,377

Appleton, WI $419,247

Buffalo, NY $419,073

Dayton, OH $418,943

Racine, WI $418,857

Charlotte, NC $418,813

Saint Louis, MO $418,683

York, PA $418,423

Elkhart, IN $418,423

Gastonia, NC $418,341

Billings, MT $418,237

Beaumont, TX $418,120

Lorain, OH $418,033

Benton Harbor, MI $417,947

Toledo, OH $417,860

Binghamton, NY $417,643

Rock Hill, SC $417,600

Rockford, IL $417,383

Springfield, IL $417,210

Elyria, OH $417,167

Fargo, ND $417,167

Flagstaff, AZ $416,863

Fort Lauderdale, FL $416,603

Duluth, MN $416,343

Miami, FL $416,343

Cheyenne, WY $416,040

Grand Forks, ND $416,040

Bangor, ME $415,087

Cedar Rapids, IA $414,610

Durham, NC $414,428

Louisville, KY $414,393

Grand Rapids, MI $414,307

Hialeah, FL $414,263

Casper, WY $413,657

Scranton, PA $413,137

New Orleans, LA $413,007

Virginia Beach, VA $412,963

Akron, OH $412,747

Peoria, IL $412,183

Sarasota, FL $412,097

Nashville, TN $411,793

Omaha, NE $411,793

Green Bay, WI $411,793

Baton Rouge, LA $411,577

Charleston, SC $411,490

Jamestown, NY $411,274

Davenport, IA $411,274

Tucson, AZ $411,057

Saint Petersburg, FL $410,797

Tampa, FL $410,710

Evansville, IN $410,450

Port Arthur, TX $410,450

Bradenton, FL $410,277

Santa Fe, NM $409,497

Orlando, FL $408,717

Clearwater, FL $408,587

Canton, OH $407,677

La Crosse, WI $407,677

Albuquerque, NM $407,417

Newport News, VA $407,374

High Point, NC $407,244

Ogden, UT $407,070

Corpus Christi, TX $406,724

Norfolk, VA $406,464

Laramie, WY $406,464

Rock Island, IL $406,204

Saginaw, MI $406,117

Jacksonville, FL $406,074

Salisbury, NC $405,987

Boise, ID $405,900

Moline, IL $405,684

Fort Myers, FL $405,554

Memphis, TN $405,467

Tulsa, OK $405,250

Waterloo, IA $404,990

Spartanburg, SC $404,557

Lincoln, NE $404,340

Fort Wayne, IN $404,254

Provo, UT $404,210

Cedar Falls, IA $403,690

San Antonio, TX $403,517

Greensboro, NC $403,344

South Bend, IN $403,300

Savannah, GA $402,824

Muskegon, MI $402,650

Birmingham, AL $402,607

Winston Salem, NC $402,395

Lake Charles, LA $401,350

Anderson, IN $401,264

Lexington, KY $401,134

Augusta, GA $401,004

Greenville, SC $401,004

Lima, OH $400,657

Wichita, KS $400,614

Tuscaloosa, AL $400,614

Columbia, SC $400,224

Springfield, OH $400,137

Asheville, NC $399,444

Bloomington, IN $399,140

Knoxville, TN $397,580

Shreveport, LA $397,537

Wilmington, NC $396,974

Roanoke, VA $396,974

Topeka, KS $396,194

Frankfort, KY $396,146

Oklahoma City, OK $395,847

Chillicothe, OH $395,674

Longview, TX $395,630

Melbourne, FL $395,587

Sioux Falls, SD $394,894

Mobile, AL $394,850

Terre Haute, IN $394,677

Altoona, PA $394,417

Amarillo, TX $394,114

Killeen, TX $393,984

Fayetteville, AR $393,637

Chattanooga, TN $393,507

Sioux City, IA $393,117

Idaho Falls, ID $393,030

Lynchburg, VA $392,684

Gainesville, FL $392,120

Portsmouth, OH $391,904

Little Rock, AR $391,817

Lafayette, LA $391,644

Youngstown, OH $391,644

Daytona Beach, FL $391,384

Clarksville, TN $391,340

Pensacola, FL $391,297

Temple, TX $391,267

Hopkinsville, KY $389,997

Erie, PA $389,910

Florence, SC $389,737

Charleston, WV $389,044

Great Falls, MT $388,827

Macon, GA $388,220

Tallahassee, FL $388,177

Fayetteville, NC $388,090

Waco, TX $388,004

Helena, MT $387,700

Pine Bluff, AR $387,536

Vincennes, IN $387,007

Lubbock, TX $386,834

Alamogordo, NM $386,574

Twin Falls, ID $386,184

Rapid City, SD $386,054

Jackson, MS $385,274

Huntington, WV $385,243

Greenville, MS $385,230

Parkersburg, WV $384,788

Montgomery, AL $384,710

Wichita Falls, TX $384,277

Springfield, MO $384,277

Biloxi, MS $384,060

Monroe, LA $383,627

Johnstown, PA $383,324

Sumter, SC $383,150

Columbus, GA $383,107

Pascagoula, MS $382,284

Abilene, TX $382,284

Kingsport, TN $381,157

Albany, GA $381,157

Gulfport, MS $381,027

Alexandria, LA $379,597

Fort Smith, AR $378,514

El Paso, TX $377,344

Las Cruces, NM $375,394

Harlingen, TX $374,293

Pocatello, ID $374,224

Florence, AL $373,660

Brownsville, TX $373,574

Mcallen, TX $372,664

Dothan, AL $372,057

Columbus, MS $369,483

Altus, OK $367,464

Lawton, OK $366,641

Pierre, SD $365,081

What Skills Can Increase a Bariatric Surgeon's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Critical Thinking (Mentioned in 7.63% Job Postings): Questioning, analyzing and evaluating various alternatives and situations to draw a rational conclusion independently.
HIPAA (Mentioned in 3.58% Job Postings): The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
Clinical Practice (Mentioned in 2.12% Job Postings): Clinical practice is defined as a model of practice that involves those activities with and on behalf of clients, especially those activities completed in the client's presence and with the client's collaboration.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Critical Thinking	7.63%
HIPAA	3.58%
Clinical Practice	2.12%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Bariatric Surgeon's salary.

Cardiac: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Cardiac	$441,997	2%
Acute Care	$437,663	1%
Leadership	$437,663	1%
Clinical Care	$437,663	1%
Collaboration	$437,663	1%
Pediatric	$437,663	1%

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How Education impacts a Bariatric Surgeon's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Bariatric Surgeons enter the field with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Bariatric Surgeon with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent is between $426,717 and $469,108).

Bariatric Surgeon Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Bariatric Surgeon

No Diploma 1.4%

High School 4.3%

Associates 2.1%

Bachelors 2.1%

Masters 5.0%

Doctorate 87.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.4%
High School	4.3%
Associates	2.1%
Bachelors	2.1%
Masters	5.0%
Doctorate	87.1%

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Bariatric Surgeon Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Bariatric Surgeon's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$387,131

Average $433,330/year

$489,384

$32,261

Average $36,111/month

$40,782

$7,445

Average $8,333/week

$9,411

$186

Average $208/hour

$235

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$489,384	$40,782	$9,411	$235
Average	$433,330	$36,111	$8,333	$208
25th Percentile	$387,131	$32,261	$7,445	$186

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Salary Trends for Bariatric Surgeon

Salaries for a Bariatric Surgeon can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $233,965 in 2023 to around $228,717 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Bariatric Surgeon salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Bariatric Surgeon Over Time

2022

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2023

$233,965

2024

$239,523

2025

$228,717

2026

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2023	$233,965
2024	$239,523
2025	$228,717
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