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Average Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric Salary in Kansas

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Kansas earn a median annual salary of $311,630, which is -13.1% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Kansas (state).

$311,630
Kansas median annual wage
$150/hour median
-13.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $358,550
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$140,160
25th
$201,360
Median
$311,630
75th
$340,840
90th
$492,460

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Kansas, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.1%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$345,994
Goods: 94.0%
Services: 88.4%
Rents: 71.2%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Missouri $842,800 Compare N/A
West Virginia $597,740 Compare 120
Wisconsin $572,060 Compare 290
Montana $560,820 Compare N/A
Arizona $558,970 Compare 110
New Hampshire $555,670 Compare 80

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Kansas

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Anesthesiologists $437,030 1.68
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $311,630 N/A
Psychiatrists $278,100 0.22
Family Medicine Physicians $229,390 0.21
Physicians, Pathologists $224,280 0.32
Physicians, All Other $221,540 1.65
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $220,770 N/A
Nurse Anesthetists $212,090 1.90

Kansas has salary data for 677 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Anesthesiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Kansas

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric are projected to change by +4.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.