Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
29-1249 Surgeons, All Other
All surgeons not listed separately. Excludes “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” (29-1022).
National estimates for Surgeons, All Other
Industry profile for Surgeons, All Other
Geographic profile for Surgeons, All Other
National estimates for Surgeons, All Other:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Surgeons, All Other:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 29,590 |
5.2 % |
$ 143.17 |
$ 297,800 |
2.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Surgeons, All Other:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 37.80 |
$ 62.05 |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 78,610 |
$ 129,070 |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
Industry profile for Surgeons, All Other:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Surgeons, All Other are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Surgeons, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Surgeons, All Other:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Surgeons, All Other:
Top paying industries for Surgeons, All Other:
Geographic profile for Surgeons, All Other:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Surgeons, All Other are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Surgeons, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Surgeons, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
4,210 |
0.49 |
2.31 |
$ 119.93 |
$ 249,450 |
| Florida |
2,820 |
0.33 |
1.56 |
(8) |
(8) |
| California |
2,480 |
0.15 |
0.71 |
$ 169.03 |
$ 351,580 |
| Texas |
2,150 |
0.18 |
0.84 |
$ 134.42 |
$ 279,600 |
| Michigan |
1,350 |
0.33 |
1.58 |
$ 144.33 |
$ 300,200 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surgeons, All Other:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
780 |
1.19 |
5.65 |
$ 157.84 |
$ 328,310 |
| Utah |
940 |
0.61 |
2.88 |
$ 145.84 |
$ 303,360 |
| New Hampshire |
350 |
0.56 |
2.65 |
(5) |
(5) |
| New York |
4,210 |
0.49 |
2.31 |
$ 119.93 |
$ 249,450 |
| Nebraska |
370 |
0.39 |
1.83 |
$ 154.12 |
$ 320,570 |
Top paying states for Surgeons, All Other:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Surgeons, All Other:
| 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 |
3,960 |
0.46 |
2.17 |
$ 128.39 |
$ 267,040 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
960 |
0.37 |
1.77 |
$ 171.23 |
$ 356,160 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
740 |
0.26 |
1.22 |
$ 123.50 |
$ 256,870 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
740 |
0.41 |
1.96 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
600 |
0.81 |
3.86 |
$ 158.20 |
$ 329,050 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
540 |
0.13 |
0.60 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
460 |
0.18 |
0.85 |
$ 158.56 |
$ 329,800 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
430 |
0.44 |
2.08 |
$ 134.53 |
$ 279,830 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
410 |
0.15 |
0.74 |
$ 151.92 |
$ 315,980 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
340 |
0.12 |
0.56 |
$ 112.99 |
$ 235,020 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surgeons, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Charleston, WV |
190 |
1.87 |
8.89 |
$ 154.12 |
$ 320,560 |
| Morgantown, WV |
110 |
1.81 |
8.64 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
100 |
0.82 |
3.90 |
$ 155.47 |
$ 323,370 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
600 |
0.81 |
3.86 |
$ 158.20 |
$ 329,050 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
100 |
0.70 |
3.34 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Cheyenne, WY |
30 |
0.68 |
3.25 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
130 |
0.67 |
3.17 |
$ 45.70 |
$ 95,050 |
| Evansville, IN-KY |
90 |
0.60 |
2.87 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Flint, MI |
70 |
0.60 |
2.85 |
$ 166.23 |
$ 345,750 |
| Macon, GA |
50 |
0.55 |
2.61 |
(5) |
(5) |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Surgeons, All Other:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
30 |
0.12 |
0.59 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL |
50 |
0.50 |
2.40 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
170 |
0.14 |
0.67 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Cheyenne, WY |
30 |
0.68 |
3.25 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
540 |
0.13 |
0.60 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Columbus, OH |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
740 |
0.41 |
1.96 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
40 |
0.30 |
1.42 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
30 |
0.23 |
1.09 |
(5) |
(5) |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Surgeons, All Other:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Surgeons, All Other:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Surgeons, All Other:
About May 2021 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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
