The STS Compensation Survey: What It Means for Early Career Surgeons by Melanie Subramanian, MD, MPHs.

With its initial release in twenty twenty-three, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Compensation Survey represents one of the few formal comprehensive reports on provider compensation published by a subspecialty surgeon group.

Now in its third iteration, the twenty twenty-five survey continues to shed light on trends in cardiothoracic surgery compensation and provides granular information on demographics, experience level, productivity, and practice type one.

Compensation data published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, AMC, or Medical Group Management Association, MGMA, lack such detail, making the unique impact of the STS survey evident.

The survey represents a major step forward for the field, and it is of particular importance for early career surgeons.

Trainees are often ill-equipped to understand compensation structures on a deeper level as discussing money can be perceived as inappropriate or awkward.