What are the main factors that influence an Attending Neurosurgeon's salary?

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

How does experience change An Attending Neurosurgeon's salary?

An Attending Neurosurgeon's salary grows with experience: a Mobile Applications Developer (2-4 years)earns $108,966, a Attending Neurosurgeon (4-7 years)earns $132,278, a Mobile Applications Development Manager (7+ years)earns $160,979,

What are the highest paying states for an Attending Neurosurgeon?

Attending Neurosurgeon salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Attending Neurosurgeon roles are District of Columbia $143,924, California $143,378, Massachusetts $141,467. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Attending Neurosurgeon roles make?

Salaries for Attending Neurosurgeon level roles vary by specialization: Neurosurgeon: $723,201; Pediatric Neurosurgeon: $288,804; Attending Physician: $257,653; Attending Anesthesiologist: $252,679; Attending General Surgeon: $221,195.

How do different companies affect an Attending Neurosurgeon's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Attending Neurosurgeon 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.

Attending Neurosurgeon Salary in the United States

How much does an Attending Neurosurgeon make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Attending Neurosurgeon in the United States is $129,989 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $62.

However, an Attending Neurosurgeon's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $149,648
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $119,001 to $140,279
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $108,997

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Attending Neurosurgeon Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$140,279	$11,690	$2,698	$67
Average	$129,989	$10,832	$2,500	$62
25th Percentile	$119,001	$9,917	$2,288	$57

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Key Factors That Influence Attending Neurosurgeon Salaries

An Attending Neurosurgeon'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Attending Neurosurgeon 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 Attending Neurosurgeons. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $143,924.
California: $143,378.
Massachusetts: $141,467.

District of Columbia $143,924 California $143,378 Massachusetts $141,467 Washington $140,947 New Jersey $140,895 Alaska $140,713 Connecticut $138,919 New York $138,191

Hawaii $135,865 Rhode Island $134,773 Maryland $134,032 Minnesota $133,018 Colorado $132,628 Illinois $132,498 Oregon $132,004 Delaware $131,640

New Hampshire $131,411 Virginia $130,899 Pennsylvania $129,404 Nevada $128,650 North Dakota $128,403 Michigan $128,013 Wisconsin $127,870 Vermont $127,584

Texas $126,791 Maine $126,739 Arizona $126,661 Ohio $126,570 Georgia $125,374 Indiana $124,776 Wyoming $124,659 Utah $124,477

Iowa $124,399 Kansas $123,776 Louisiana $123,594 North Carolina $123,529 Missouri $123,503 Florida $122,996 Montana $122,723 Nebraska $122,463

Kentucky $122,320 South Carolina $121,800 Tennessee $121,475 Idaho $121,345 New Mexico $120,396 Oklahoma $120,188 Alabama $119,421 South Dakota $118,134

Arkansas $117,432 West Virginia $117,055 Mississippi $115,924

Top Paying Cities for Attending Neurosurgeons

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: $163,955
San Francisco: $162,343
Oakland: $158,743

San Jose, CA $163,955

San Francisco, CA $162,343

Oakland, CA $158,743

New York, NY $150,644

Queens Village, NY $149,669

Paramus, NJ $148,629

Passaic, NJ $148,499

Bergenfield, NJ $148,369

Stamford, CT $148,174

Huntington, NY $148,044

Newark, NJ $147,200

Bridgeport, CT $146,940

New Brunswick, NJ $146,511

Vallejo, CA $146,238

Middlesex, NJ $146,160

Somerset, NJ $146,043

Petaluma, CA $145,744

Santa Cruz, CA $145,237

Boston, MA $144,977

Monterey, CA $144,327

Fairbanks, AK $144,236

Los Angeles, CA $143,989

Washington, DC $143,924

Seattle, WA $143,690

Santa Rosa, CA $143,664

Juneau, AK $143,287

Orange, CA $142,858

Anchorage, AK $142,624

Anaheim, CA $142,533

Santa Ana, CA $142,338

Nassau, NY $142,260

Long Beach, CA $142,208

Danbury, CT $142,169

Santa Maria, CA $141,727

Everett, WA $141,701

Bremerton, WA $141,064

Trenton, NJ $140,817

Sacramento, CA $140,765

San Diego, CA $140,700

Brockton, MA $140,648

Tacoma, WA $140,596

Santa Barbara, CA $140,414

Lowell, MA $139,894

New Suffolk, NY $139,842

Nashua, NH $139,686

Lompoc, CA $139,478

Ventura, CA $139,348

Stockton, CA $139,309

New Haven, CT $139,049

Atlantic City, NJ $138,711

Hartford, CT $138,425

Modesto, CA $138,360

Poughkeepsie, NY $138,074

New Britain, CT $138,009

Olympia, WA $137,827

Kennewick, WA $137,827

New London, CT $137,801

Norwich, CT $137,762

Lawrence, MA $137,697

Bakersfield, CA $137,333

Riverside, CA $137,151

New Bedford, MA $137,151

Richland, WA $137,021

Portsmouth, NH $136,917

Vineland, NJ $136,891

San Bernardino, CA $136,787

Boulder, CO $136,423

Worcester, MA $136,319

Portland, OR $136,202

Saint Paul, MN $136,046

Minneapolis, MN $136,046

Philadelphia, PA $135,865

Honolulu, HI $135,176

Springfield, MA $134,721

Providence, RI $134,708

Chicago, IL $134,331

Bellingham, WA $134,175

Baltimore, MD $134,032

Chico, CA $133,707

Wilmington, DE $133,486

Pittsfield, MA $133,356

Manchester, NH $133,109

Spokane, WA $132,537

Denver, CO $132,524

Albany, NY $131,913

Troy, NY $131,861

Schenectady, NY $131,588

Burlington, VT $131,302

Portland, ME $130,847

Salem, OR $130,743

Yakima, WA $130,717

Ann Arbor, MI $130,678

Rochester, MN $130,314

Fresno, CA $130,249

Reno, NV $130,249

Milwaukee, WI $130,132

Detroit, MI $130,002

Allentown, PA $129,963

Carson City, NV $129,950

Houston, TX $129,755

Colorado Springs, CO $129,742

Syracuse, NY $129,677

Eugene, OR $129,430

Bismarck, ND $129,274

Gary, IN $129,274

Galveston, TX $129,274

Springfield, OR $129,170

Medford, OR $128,858

Fort Collins, CO $128,806

Austin, TX $128,702

Mesa, AZ $128,429

Phoenix, AZ $128,403

Dallas, TX $128,364

Reading, PA $128,286

Saint Cloud, MN $128,234

Concord, NH $128,117

Madison, WI $128,065

Utica, NY $127,714

Raleigh, NC $127,610

Las Vegas, NV $127,597

Rochester, NY $127,506

Des Moines, IA $127,493

Atlanta, GA $127,285

Battle Creek, MI $127,246

Salt Lake City, UT $127,207

Lancaster, PA $127,012

Champaign, IL $126,986

Harrisburg, PA $126,830

Durham, NC $126,713

Kansas City, MO $126,700

Kansas City, KS $126,674

Fort Worth, TX $126,661

Boca Raton, FL $126,609

Cleveland, OH $126,596

Columbus, OH $126,570

Pittsburgh, PA $126,557

Richmond, VA $126,505

Indianapolis, IN $126,479

Cincinnati, OH $126,310

Petersburg, VA $126,115

Billings, MT $125,829

Lansing, MI $125,829

Huntsville, AL $125,829

Lebanon, PA $125,816

Dayton, OH $125,803

Pueblo, CO $125,803

Appleton, WI $125,764

Buffalo, NY $125,712

Racine, WI $125,647

Charlotte, NC $125,634

Saint Louis, MO $125,595

Springfield, IL $125,543

Elkhart, IN $125,517

York, PA $125,517

Gastonia, NC $125,504

Benton Harbor, MI $125,504

Beaumont, TX $125,426

Lorain, OH $125,400

Toledo, OH $125,348

Binghamton, NY $125,283

Rock Hill, SC $125,270

Rockford, IL $125,205

Fargo, ND $125,140

Elyria, OH $125,140

Flagstaff, AZ $125,049

Fort Lauderdale, FL $124,971

Miami, FL $124,893

Duluth, MN $124,685

Bangor, ME $124,516

Cedar Rapids, IA $124,373

Louisville, KY $124,308

Grand Rapids, MI $124,282

Hialeah, FL $124,269

Casper, WY $124,087

Scranton, PA $123,932

New Orleans, LA $123,893

Virginia Beach, VA $123,880

Akron, OH $123,815

Peoria, IL $123,646

Sarasota, FL $123,620

Green Bay, WI $123,529

Baton Rouge, LA $123,464

Charleston, SC $123,438

Nashville, TN $123,399

Jamestown, NY $123,373

Davenport, IA $123,373

Tucson, AZ $123,308

Cheyenne, WY $123,269

Saint Petersburg, FL $123,230

Tampa, FL $123,204

Omaha, NE $123,178

Port Arthur, TX $123,126

Evansville, IN $123,126

Bradenton, FL $123,074

Santa Fe, NM $122,840

Orlando, FL $122,710

Clearwater, FL $122,567

Canton, OH $122,294

La Crosse, WI $122,294

Grand Forks, ND $122,255

Albuquerque, NM $122,216

Tulsa, OK $122,216

Newport News, VA $122,203

High Point, NC $122,164

Ogden, UT $122,112

Corpus Christi, TX $122,008

Laramie, WY $121,930

Norfolk, VA $121,930

Rock Island, IL $121,852

Saginaw, MI $121,826

Jacksonville, FL $121,813

Salisbury, NC $121,787

Memphis, TN $121,761

Moline, IL $121,696

Fort Myers, FL $121,657

Waterloo, IA $121,488

Spartanburg, SC $121,358

Lincoln, NE $121,293

Fort Wayne, IN $121,267

Birmingham, AL $121,124

Cedar Falls, IA $121,098

Provo, UT $121,085

Springfield, OH $121,072

San Antonio, TX $121,046

Greensboro, NC $120,994

South Bend, IN $120,981

Winston Salem, NC $120,968

Boise, ID $120,929

Savannah, GA $120,838

Muskegon, MI $120,604

Lima, OH $120,448

Lake Charles, LA $120,396

Anderson, IN $120,370

Lexington, KY $120,331

Augusta, GA $120,292

Greenville, SC $120,292

Wichita, KS $120,175

Tuscaloosa, AL $120,175

Columbia, SC $120,058

Bloomington, IN $119,733

Roanoke, VA $119,655

Asheville, NC $119,486

Knoxville, TN $119,265

Shreveport, LA $119,252

Wilmington, NC $119,083

Frankfort, KY $118,836

Oklahoma City, OK $118,745

Chillicothe, OH $118,693

Longview, TX $118,680

Topeka, KS $118,641

Mobile, AL $118,446

Terre Haute, IN $118,394

Erie, PA $118,381

Altoona, PA $118,316

Melbourne, FL $118,277

Amarillo, TX $118,225

Killeen, TX $118,186

Fayetteville, AR $118,082

Sioux Falls, SD $117,991

Chattanooga, TN $117,913

Idaho Falls, ID $117,900

Gainesville, FL $117,627

Portsmouth, OH $117,562

Little Rock, AR $117,536

Lynchburg, VA $117,536

Lafayette, LA $117,484

Youngstown, OH $117,484

Temple, TX $117,432

Daytona Beach, FL $117,406

Clarksville, TN $117,393

Pensacola, FL $117,380

Hopkinsville, KY $116,990

Charleston, WV $116,977

Florence, SC $116,912

Sioux City, IA $116,834

Macon, GA $116,457

Tallahassee, FL $116,444

Fayetteville, NC $116,418

Waco, TX $116,392

Wichita Falls, TX $116,392

Pine Bluff, AR $116,340

Vincennes, IN $116,093

Lubbock, TX $116,041

Great Falls, MT $115,963

Alamogordo, NM $115,950

Abilene, TX $115,846

Rapid City, SD $115,677

Monroe, LA $115,677

Albany, GA $115,599

Huntington, WV $115,586

Jackson, MS $115,573

Greenville, MS $115,560

Parkersburg, WV $115,430

Montgomery, AL $115,404

Johnstown, PA $115,378

Springfield, MO $115,274

Biloxi, MS $115,209

Sumter, SC $114,936

Columbus, GA $114,923

Twin Falls, ID $114,845

Pascagoula, MS $114,676

Kingsport, TN $114,338

Gulfport, MS $114,299

Alexandria, LA $113,870

Fort Smith, AR $113,545

El Paso, TX $113,194

Helena, MT $113,025

Las Cruces, NM $112,609

Harlingen, TX $112,246

Pocatello, ID $112,129

Florence, AL $112,090

Brownsville, TX $112,064

Dothan, AL $111,856

Mcallen, TX $111,791

Columbus, MS $110,829

Altus, OK $110,231

Lawton, OK $109,984

Pierre, SD $109,516

What Skills Can Increase an Attending Neurosurgeon's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Problem Solving (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
UI (Mentioned in 3.4% Job Postings): The user interface (UI) is the point of human-computer interaction and communication in a device, This can include display screens, keyboards, a mouse and the appearance of a desktop
Data Structure (Mentioned in 1.68% Job Postings): Provides the knowledge of basic data structures and their implementations and understand importance of data structures in context of writing efficient programs. It is a specialized format for organizing, processing, retrieving and storing data.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Problem Solving	1.81%
UI	3.4%
Data Structure	1.68%

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 an Attending Neurosurgeon's salary.

Product Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Empowerment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Empathy: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Product Engineering	$139,088	7%
Empowerment	$137,788	6%
Empathy	$135,189	4%
Products and Services	$135,189	4%
Data Structure	$133,889	3%
Partnering	$133,889	3%

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Attending Neurosurgeon Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Attending Neurosurgeon'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 April 01, 2026

$119,001

Average $129,989/year

$140,279

$9,917

Average $10,832/month

$11,690

$2,288

Average $2,500/week

$2,698

$57

Average $62/hour

$67

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$140,279	$11,690	$2,698	$67
Average	$129,989	$10,832	$2,500	$62
25th Percentile	$119,001	$9,917	$2,288	$57

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Salary Trends for Attending Neurosurgeon

Salaries for an Attending Neurosurgeon can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $121,052 in 2023 to around $119,184 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Attending Neurosurgeon salary trends, .

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2024

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