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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

29-1243 Pediatric Surgeons

Diagnose and perform surgery to treat fetal abnormalities and birth defects, diseases, and injuries in fetuses, premature and newborn infants, children, and adolescents. Includes all pediatric surgical specialties and subspecialties. Excludes “Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons” (29-1022), “Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric” (29-1241), and “Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric” (29-1242).


National estimates for Pediatric Surgeons
Industry profile for Pediatric Surgeons
Geographic profile for Pediatric Surgeons

National estimates for Pediatric Surgeons:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Pediatric Surgeons:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
1,180 30.6 % $ 216.02 $ 449,320 7.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Pediatric Surgeons:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 83.08 (5) (5) (5) (5)
Annual Wage (2) $ 172,810 (5) (5) (5) (5)


Industry profile for Pediatric Surgeons:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Pediatric Surgeons are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Pediatric Surgeons, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Pediatric Surgeons:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 770 0.03 $ 223.93 $ 465,770
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 350 0.01 $ 200.38 $ 416,790

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Pediatric Surgeons:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 770 0.03 $ 223.93 $ 465,770
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 350 0.01 $ 200.38 $ 416,790

Top paying industries for Pediatric Surgeons:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 770 0.03 $ 223.93 $ 465,770
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 350 0.01 $ 200.38 $ 416,790


Geographic profile for Pediatric Surgeons:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Pediatric Surgeons are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Pediatric Surgeons, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of pediatric surgeons by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Pediatric Surgeons:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 100 0.01 1.31 $ 172.93 $ 359,700
Michigan 80 0.02 2.28 $ 194.31 $ 404,160
Illinois 40 0.01 0.80 $ 123.35 $ 256,570
California 40 0.00 0.26 (5) (5)
Arizona 30 0.01 1.29 $ 256.60 $ 533,740


Map of location quotient of pediatric surgeons by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pediatric Surgeons:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan 80 0.02 2.28 $ 194.31 $ 404,160
New York 100 0.01 1.31 $ 172.93 $ 359,700
Arizona 30 0.01 1.29 $ 256.60 $ 533,740
Illinois 40 0.01 0.80 $ 123.35 $ 256,570
California 40 0.00 0.26 (5) (5)


Map of annual mean wages of pediatric surgeons by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Pediatric Surgeons:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 40 0.00 0.26 (5) (5)
Texas (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Arizona 30 0.01 1.29 $ 256.60 $ 533,740
Michigan 80 0.02 2.28 $ 194.31 $ 404,160
Connecticut (8) (8) (8) $ 175.96 $ 366,000



Map of employment of pediatric surgeons by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Pediatric Surgeons:

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 120 0.01 1.63 (8) (8)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 30 0.01 0.91 $ 124.35 $ 258,640


Map of location quotient of pediatric surgeons by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pediatric Surgeons:

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 120 0.01 1.63 (8) (8)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 30 0.01 0.91 $ 124.35 $ 258,640


Map of annual mean wages of pediatric surgeons by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Pediatric Surgeons:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 30 0.01 0.91 $ 124.35 $ 258,640


About May 2023 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 $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year.

(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024