Average Surgeons, All Other Salary in the United States

This occupation code (SOC 29-1249) has no salary data on file. It may have been retired or renamed by BLS.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates . Data covers 41 states and 69 metro areas.

No annual salary published. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for Surgeons, All Other. This happens with occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (think actors, athletes, musicians, dancers, and some fine art roles). Hourly wages are shown below where available.

National hourly wage

Hourly pay for surgeons, all other across all workers captured in the latest BLS survey.

Median hourly wage: Not published
Mean hourly wage: $178.50/hr
10th percentile: $37.16/hr
90th percentile: Not published

Hourly rates for surgeons, all other vary widely by project type, union status, and experience. These figures include both short-engagement and extended work.

National employment

Workers tracked nationally: 24,080
Jobs per 1,000 workers: N/A

Where surgeons, all other earn the most per hour

BLS publishes hourly wage data for some locations but not others. Here are the locations with the highest reported median hourly wage.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

New York: $79.93/hr
Texas: $55.29/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT: $104.80/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $103.67/hr
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX: $103.37/hr
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY: $99.73/hr
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: $60.02/hr
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI: $33.18/hr

Where surgeons, all other work

Locations with the largest workforce for this occupation. The "concentration" number next to each area shows how common this job is locally compared to the rest of the country — anything above 1.00 means the area has a higher-than-average share of surgeons, all other.

By employment

States with the most jobs

New York: 4,100

LQ 2.75
Minnesota: 970

LQ 2.13
Ohio: 960

LQ 1.11
Arizona: 930

LQ 1.86
Illinois: 840

LQ 0.89
Washington: 820

LQ 1.49
Wisconsin: 730

LQ 1.60
North Carolina: 690

LQ 0.91

By employment

Metros with the most jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: 4,130

LQ 2.82
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: 640

LQ 0.92
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: 560

LQ 1.71
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: 430

LQ 1.01
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: 420

LQ 1.38
Urban Honolulu, HI: 390

LQ 5.63
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO: 380

LQ 1.52
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN: 350

LQ 2.05

Job outlook

BLS projects employment for surgeons, all other from 2024 to 2034. Growth is roughly in line with the US average of about 4% across all occupations.

Projected growth: +3.9%; 1,000 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 600; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree

Entry into this field typically requires a doctoral or professional degree, which helps explain the high wage level and relatively narrow candidate pool.

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Some of these are also hourly or project-based occupations without a published annual salary.