General Surgeon salary, United States
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The median annual wage for Surgeons, All Other (the closest BLS occupation to General Surgeon) in the United States was $414,010 in BLS OEWS May 2025, and the middle half of workers earned between $134,850 and $511,420.
What does the published band tell you about a Trauma Surgeon offer?
The published annual P25 to P75 band for Trauma Surgeon in the United States is
How does Trauma Surgeon pay in the United States compare with the nation?
For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, BLS reports $414,010 as the annual median for SOC 29-1249, Surgeons, All Other, in the United States. Trauma Surgeon in the United States has a annual median $0 away from the national median of $414,010. Trauma Surgeon may cover different duties within that published occupation. We ask what this Trauma Surgeon must handle before you use the the United States median in an offer.
What does New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ add to this Trauma Surgeon comparison?
For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, new York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $399,990 for Surgeons, All Other in BLS OEWS May 2025. The Trauma Surgeon median gap between the United States and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is
What does Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX add to this Trauma Surgeon comparison?
For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX reports $80,140 for Surgeons, All Other in BLS OEWS May 2025. The Trauma Surgeon median gap between the United States and Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $333,870 on this annual basis. A Trauma Surgeon candidate moving between these markets still has to weigh the work and schedule. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, this the United States comparison does not measure living costs, commuting distance or relocation expense.
Which published industries help you read Trauma Surgeon pay?
For Trauma Surgeon, Outpatient Care Centers, NAICS 621400, reports a national median of $439,990. For Trauma Surgeon, Offices of Physicians, NAICS 621100, reports a national median of $414,010. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, these Surgeons, All Other estimates are national, not industry pay rates for the United States. Top-coded industry medians are not placed in this numeric Trauma Surgeon ranking. Use the Trauma Surgeon setting and duties to decide whether that industry comparison belongs in your brief.
What changed between releases for Trauma Surgeon in the United States?
A comparable exact prior annual median for Trauma Surgeon in the United States is not available alongside the current value. The current Trauma Surgeon entry is $414,010 in BLS OEWS May 2025. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, we do not replace a missing the United States observation with another release. A capped Trauma Surgeon median is a floor, so it cannot support an exact change calculation.
What belongs beside base pay in your Trauma Surgeon offer?
Trauma Surgeon wages in the United States include base rates and guaranteed or production pay under the BLS definition. For Trauma Surgeon, production incentives already counted in OEWS should not be added again. For this Trauma Surgeon brief, overtime, shift differentials and on-call pay sit outside the OEWS wage. A non-production sign-on payment for Trauma Surgeon is also outside that the United States figure. We discuss those Trauma Surgeon terms without inventing an amount to add.
What else should you ask about this pay table?
Trauma Surgeon maps to SOC 29-1249, Surgeons, All Other. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, the the United States annual median is $414,010. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, this is a broader occupation, not a separate survey of this exact title.
Does the United States publish a separate wage for Trauma Surgeon?
Trauma Surgeon maps to SOC 29-1249, Surgeons, All Other. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, the the United States annual median is $414,010. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, this is a broader occupation, not a separate survey of this exact title.
Where should you place a Trauma Surgeon offer inside the the United States band?
The published annual P25 to P75 band for Trauma Surgeon in the United States is
Can the Trauma Surgeon figure in the United States stand in for the whole package?
Trauma Surgeon pay in this the United States table is not total compensation. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, shift differential, on-call pay and non-production sign-on payments are excluded by the OEWS definition. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, write those terms separately before comparing offers.
Which markets can you compare with the United States for Trauma Surgeon?
For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, new York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ and Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX have published rows for Surgeons, All Other. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, they are employment-based comparison markets, not a claim about nearest locations. Each linked Trauma Surgeon table names its own area and SOC.
Is the Trauma Surgeon change in the United States a forecast?
A comparable exact prior annual median for Trauma Surgeon in the United States is not available alongside the current value. The current Trauma Surgeon entry is $414,010 in BLS OEWS May 2025. For Trauma Surgeon in the United States, we do not replace a missing the United States observation with another release. A capped Trauma Surgeon median is a floor, so it cannot support an exact change calculation.
The Trauma Surgeon national comparison markets use published employment, not geographic proximity. Read the geography and wage definitions.
BLS occupation: Surgeons, All Other.
BLS reports Surgeons, All Other as one occupation. It does not publish a separate estimate for General Surgeon, its setting or its engagement terms.
What does this occupation pay nationally?
BLS publishes five national pay points for Surgeons, All Other, SOC 29-1249, in BLS OEWS May 2025: the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles. The range bar and table below show each published point. Percentiles describe the spread of pay across workers, not experience levels. Read the median as a midpoint, not an offer for your vacancy.
- P10 to P90 published range
- P25 to P75 middle range
- P50 median
| Point | Annual wage |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $80,320 |
| 25th percentile | $134,850 |
| Median | $414,010 |
| 75th percentile | $511,420 |
| 90th percentile | $655,320 |
| Mean (average) | $373,930 |
For Surgeons, All Other in the United States, BLS reports a median of $414,010; the middle half of workers earned between $134,850 and $511,420 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
- P10 to P90 published range
- P25 to P75 middle range
- P50 median
| Point | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38.62 |
| 25th percentile | $64.83 |
| Median | $199.04 |
| 75th percentile | $245.87 |
| 90th percentile | $315.06 |
| Mean (average) | $179.78 |
For Surgeons, All Other in the United States, BLS reports a median of $199.04; the middle half of workers earned between $64.83 and $245.87 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
What BLS wages include and exclude
Included
- Base rates
- Commissions
- Cost-of-living allowances
- Deadheading pay
- Guaranteed pay
- Hazard pay
- Incentive pay
- Longevity pay
- Over-the-road pay (Mileage)
- Piece rates
- Portal-to-portal rates
- Production bonuses
- Tips
Excluded
- Attendance bonuses
- Back pay
- Clothing allowances
- Discount
- Draw
- Holiday bonus
- Holiday premium pay
- Jury duty pay
- Meal and lodging payments
- Merchandise discounts
- Non-production bonuses
- On-call pay
- Overtime pay
- Perquisites
- Profit-sharing payments
- Relocation allowances
- Severance pay
- Shift differentials
- Stock bonuses
- Tool/equipment allowances
- Tuition repayment
- Uniform allowance
- Weekend premium pay
- Year-end bonuses
Employment: 25,140 jobs nationally.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, BLS OEWS May 2025. SOC 29-1249 Surgeons, All Other, United States. BLS page for this occupation. CSV
How has published pay changed since the last BLS release?
These are separate BLS estimates, not a wage growth forecast. Survey coverage and area boundaries can change. The table places the published median for Surgeons, All Other in United States from BLS OEWS May 2024 next to BLS OEWS May 2025. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.
| Pay basis | BLS OEWS May 2024 | BLS OEWS May 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| annual | $239,200 or more | $414,010 |
| hourly | $115.00 or more | $199.04 |
Prior release: 2024-05, published 2025-04-02. Current release: 2025-05, published 2026-05-15. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.
What does this pay include, and what does it leave out?
OEWS counts base rates, guaranteed pay and production incentives. It describes pay reported for employees, not an offer for this vacancy. Benefits and self-employed earnings are outside these wage estimates. For physicians and other providers, production bonuses and commissions belong in BLS wages.
Do not add them twice. Partnership distributions and contractor receipts are not a separate rate published by OEWS.
Overtime, shift differentials and on-call pay are excluded. If this job has a call rota or extra shifts, spell out those payments rather than treating the BLS median as the whole package.
Meal and lodging payments and relocation allowances are excluded. A travel per diem for those costs is not part of this wage. Keep it separate from the pay comparison.
Non-production bonuses are excluded. A sign-on or retention payment that is not tied to production should be discussed separately. BLS does not publish an amount to add for that payment.
BLS pay definitions. These notes do not add an estimated bonus or premium.
How does clinical pay compare with management pay here?
These duties map to different BLS occupations. A manager's median is not a promised raise for a clinician. Read the mapping on each page. Each link below opens a related occupation with its own SOC code, published percentiles and source line. Compare the duties before comparing medians, because a title change can mean a different occupation.
Which metro areas publish pay for this occupation?
This table lists every metro area where BLS published a median for Surgeons, All Other in BLS OEWS May 2025. Each row shows the median, the middle half of pay from the 25th to the 75th percentile, employment and the location quotient. Metros without a published median are left out rather than estimated.
| Metro area | Median | 25th to 75th | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $239,200 or more | $239,200 or more to $239,200 or more | 240 | 0.93 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $239,200 or more | $239,200 or more to $239,200 or more | 240 | 0.52 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $239,200 or more | $239,200 or more to $239,200 or more | 280 | 1.45 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $239,200 or more | $239,200 or more to $239,200 or more | 130 | 0.72 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $762,360 | $265,120 to $802,110 | 140 | 1.05 |
| Columbus, OH | $609,450 | $609,440 to $774,490 | 180 | 0.98 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $568,150 | $518,520 to $653,880 | 330 | 1.05 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $561,070 | $561,070 to $561,070 | 160 | 0.52 |
| Worcester, MA | $517,150 | $321,990 to $517,150 | 150 | 2.71 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $504,360 | $96,090 to $506,150 | 250 | 0.73 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $500,390 | $222,930 to $518,800 | 70 | 0.31 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $494,800 | $155,380 to $499,780 | 470 | 0.72 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $462,620 | $90,540 to $578,020 | 340 | 0.46 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $459,300 | $358,640 to $460,120 | 360 | 2.00 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $437,390 | $172,710 to $658,200 | 150 | 0.84 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $411,410 | $215,640 to $411,410 | 150 | 1.70 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $399,990 | $98,130 to $526,440 | 4,290 | 2.79 |
| Northern New Jersey market: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Shared metro, not New Jersey-only. | $399,990 | $98,130 to $526,440 | 4,290 | 2.79 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $391,540 | $132,090 to $468,290 | 220 | 1.02 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $386,300 | $83,010 to $504,330 | 520 | 1.19 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $251,170 | $129,000 to $430,130 | 190 | 1.03 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $224,860 | $134,850 to $328,700 | 340 | 0.68 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $204,930 | $71,160 to $665,490 | 140 | 1.72 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $151,560 | $77,190 to $432,570 | 230 | 2.35 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $128,960 | $74,400 to $468,680 | 330 | 7.10 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $80,140 | $72,820 to $123,740 | 560 | 1.05 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $76,300 | $76,300 to $179,420 | 140 | 1.93 |
How do you find pay for a state or nonmetro area?
Choose a state, metro or nonmetropolitan area below to open the published figures for Surgeons, All Other. If BLS did not publish a median, the guide shows the state or national estimate with a clear fallback label. It does not create a salary page for that missing combination. Every area page names its source row.
Does this pay differ by healthcare industry?
National industry estimates for Surgeons, All Other, SOC 29-1249. Industry names are the names published by BLS. These are not local industry wages. Each row uses the pay basis BLS published for that industry, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with employment. Cells BLS did not publish stay blank rather than estimated.
| Industry / NAICS | Basis | P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offices of Physicians NAICS 621100 | annual | $131,990 | $232,880 | $414,010 | $508,260 | $724,210 | 13,130 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners NAICS 621300 | annual | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 50 |
| Outpatient Care Centers NAICS 621400 | annual | $161,820 | $395,890 | $439,990 | $485,580 | $548,590 | 720 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services NAICS 621900 | annual | $86,230 | $91,020 | $124,770 | $339,960 | $414,940 | 120 |
| Hospitals NAICS 622000 | annual | $76,300 | $88,190 | $357,430 | $526,440 | $632,940 | 9,150 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, BLS OEWS May 2025. National industry-specific estimates. A value marked “or more” is top-coded.
Where is published pay highest and lowest for this occupation?
Highest and lowest published numeric medians for Surgeons, All Other, SOC 29-1249. Top-coded medians cannot be ranked exactly and are not placed in this list. The table shows up to ten metros at each end, with employment and location quotient. Location quotient describes employment concentration, not pay. A metro missing here may still publish a capped value.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $762,360 | 140 | 1.05 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $630,540 | 70 | 1.07 |
| Charleston, WV | $619,320 | 60 | 3.57 |
| Toledo, OH | $618,680 | 50 | 1.08 |
| Columbus, OH | $609,450 | 180 | 0.98 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $604,890 | 80 | 3.20 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $568,150 | 330 | 1.05 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $561,070 | 160 | 0.52 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $535,800 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $529,100 | 90 | 0.19 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $151,560 | 230 | 2.35 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $128,960 | 330 | 7.10 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $80,920 | 120 | 3.37 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $80,750 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $80,210 | 40 | 0.84 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $80,140 | 560 | 1.05 |
| Madison, WI | $78,660 | 120 | 1.82 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $76,300 | 140 | 1.93 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $71,050 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $70,500 | 90 | 1.50 |
How does this pay compare with all wages in each metro?
We divide this occupation's median by the all-occupations median for the same area and pay basis. This is simple arithmetic on BLS rows. It is not a cost-of-living adjustment or a percentile. Location quotient is shown separately. A ratio above one means this occupation's median is higher than the area's all-occupations median.
| Metro | Occupation median | All-occupations median | Median ratio | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $762,360 | $51,160 | 14.90 times | 1.05 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $630,540 | $46,580 | 13.54 times | 1.07 |
| Charleston, WV | $619,320 | $45,830 | 13.51 times | 3.57 |
| Toledo, OH | $618,680 | $48,220 | 12.83 times | 1.08 |
| Columbus, OH | $609,450 | $51,340 | 11.87 times | 0.98 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $604,890 | $51,050 | 11.85 times | 3.20 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $493,720 | $44,600 | 11.07 times | 1.33 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $520,400 | $47,500 | 10.96 times | Not published by BLS |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $561,070 | $52,080 | 10.77 times | 0.52 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $529,100 | $51,170 | 10.34 times | 0.19 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, BLS OEWS May 2025. SOC 29-1249 Surgeons, All Other, metropolitan areas listed above. BLS page for this occupation. CSV
What do we see when recruiting for this role?
Read the General Surgeon brief alongside the occupation mapping. Required credentials, current duties and the work setting can differ within Surgeons, All Other. A BLS wage is a description of surveyed workers, not an offer recommendation. Compare the actual responsibilities and the candidate's preferences before changing the brief. This is a qualitative view from our search work, not BLS data.
What is the median pay for Surgeons, All Other?
$414,010 nationally (BLS OEWS May 2025). 50% of workers in this occupation earned less than this and 50% earned more. The median covers every setting BLS surveyed, so it is a midpoint of reported pay, not an offer benchmark for your vacancy. Read the mapping note and the percentile range before you set pay.
How much do the best-paid workers earn?
10% of workers in this occupation earned more than $655,320, and 10% earned less than $80,320.
Is this the pay for General Surgeon exactly?
No. BLS reports Surgeons, All Other as one occupation. It does not publish a separate estimate for General Surgeon, its setting or its engagement terms. Treat these figures as the closest published evidence, not an exact-title benchmark.
What is the hourly equivalent?
The BLS median hourly wage is $199.04. BLS converts hourly to annual with 2,080 hours a year, so the annual median is $414,010.
Where is the median highest?
Among the metro areas listed on this page, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has the highest published median at $762,360.
How many people work in this occupation?
BLS estimates 25,140 jobs nationally (BLS OEWS May 2025).