Surgeon Salary in Massachusetts (2026)

Worth knowing: Mass General Brigham (the integrated health system formed from the Partners HealthCare merger of Massachusetts General Hospital + Brigham and Women's Hospital + others) is the structural depth feature most national surgeon-market surveys understate. MGH (founded 1811, the third-oldest US hospital) plus Brigham and Women's together operate two of the top-5 nationally ranked academic medical centers per US News, with substantial research depth ($2B+ combined NIH funding annually). Both maintain Level 1 trauma centers plus extensive surgical subspecialty depth in cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, orthopedic, transplant, urology, oncology, and plastic surgery. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, separate institution but clinically integrated with Brigham via the Dana-Farber/Brigham Cancer Center) operates the country's largest cancer surgical program. Boston Children's Hospital (top-3 nationally ranked pediatric, ~480 beds, Harvard Medical School affiliated) drives pediatric surgical depth. Senior surgical subspecialty positions at Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals clear $585-1,025K+ TC with academic-faculty mix. The MA Fair Share Amendment 4% surtax (Article 44, passed Nov 2022 via Question 1, effective 2023) applies to income above $1.117M (2026 indexed) — combined top effective 9% on income above the threshold, which catches many senior MGH + Brigham surgical subspecialty attendings. The $2M estate exemption (one of the lowest US thresholds, raised from $1M by HB 4104 of Oct 2023) drives meaningful HNW FL/NH relocation patterns at retirement-stage surgical careers.