Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
29-1248 Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists
This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 29-1242 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric; 29-1243 Pediatric Surgeons; and 29-1249 Surgeons, All Other; and the 2010 SOC occupation 29-1067 Surgeons.
National estimates for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists
Industry profile for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists
Geographic profile for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists
National estimates for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 37,900 |
3.9 % |
$ 120.99 |
$ 251,650 |
1.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 37.13 |
$ 90.47 |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 77,240 |
$ 188,170 |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
Industry profile for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
Top paying industries for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
Geographic profile for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,790 |
0.29 |
1.07 |
$ 110.30 |
$ 229,430 |
| Texas |
3,290 |
0.27 |
1.00 |
$ 112.83 |
$ 234,680 |
| New York |
2,960 |
0.34 |
1.25 |
$ 102.48 |
$ 213,160 |
| Florida |
1,970 |
0.23 |
0.86 |
$ 117.71 |
$ 244,830 |
| Massachusetts |
1,860 |
0.56 |
2.04 |
$ 127.78 |
$ 265,790 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
Top paying states for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,970 |
0.34 |
1.23 |
$ 103.27 |
$ 214,810 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,380 |
0.41 |
1.50 |
$ 89.22 |
$ 185,580 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,660 |
0.64 |
2.34 |
$ 130.15 |
$ 270,700 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,120 |
0.38 |
1.39 |
$ 109.57 |
$ 227,890 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
900 |
0.43 |
1.57 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
860 |
0.20 |
0.72 |
$ 126.47 |
$ 263,070 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
810 |
0.27 |
0.98 |
$ 128.61 |
$ 267,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
780 |
0.40 |
1.46 |
$ 110.96 |
$ 230,810 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
720 |
0.20 |
0.74 |
$ 96.15 |
$ 199,990 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
690 |
0.27 |
1.01 |
$ 102.70 |
$ 213,610 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Charleston, WV |
270 |
2.65 |
9.71 |
$ 119.91 |
$ 249,410 |
| Flint, MI |
170 |
1.38 |
5.08 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
70 |
1.21 |
4.45 |
$ 121.87 |
$ 253,500 |
| Evansville, IN-KY |
160 |
1.11 |
4.07 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
130 |
0.96 |
3.54 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
180 |
0.88 |
3.21 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Albuquerque, NM |
320 |
0.86 |
3.16 |
$ 117.34 |
$ 244,070 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
130 |
0.86 |
3.14 |
$ 135.63 |
$ 282,110 |
| Muskegon, MI |
40 |
0.80 |
2.92 |
$ 132.64 |
$ 275,890 |
| Cheyenne, WY |
30 |
0.78 |
2.85 |
(5) |
(5) |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bakersfield, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
100 |
0.08 |
0.30 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Cheyenne, WY |
30 |
0.78 |
2.85 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Columbia, SC |
80 |
0.20 |
0.74 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Dayton, OH |
120 |
0.33 |
1.21 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL |
70 |
0.38 |
1.38 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Dubuque, IA |
30 |
0.61 |
2.24 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Evansville, IN-KY |
160 |
1.11 |
4.07 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Flint, MI |
170 |
1.38 |
5.08 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Fort Collins, CO |
40 |
0.25 |
0.90 |
(5) |
(5) |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
