Other surgical specialties salary by state
Federal wage data for other surgical specialties — the national figure plus every state BLS publishes (29 of 51). “Real pay” adjusts each state's wage for local prices, so you can compare offers on equal footing.
National annual mean
$371,280
Where other surgical specialties pay goes furthest
Ranked by take-home adjusted for local prices — not the biggest headline number.
- 1.North Dakota$408,906adjusted
- 2.Louisiana$398,780adjusted
- 3.Ohio$352,346adjusted
Other surgical specialties salary in every state
| State | Annual mean | Price level | Real pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | $556,400 | 89.0 | $625,169 |
| Louisiana | $544,450 | 88.2 | $617,290 |
| Ohio | $505,370 | 92.8 | $544,580 |
| Michigan | $498,340 | 96.2 | $518,025 |
| Wisconsin | $478,880 | 94.1 | $508,905 |
| Georgia | $449,500 | 96.3 | $466,771 |
| Indiana | $443,860 | 93.3 | $475,734 |
| Arizona | $432,580 | 100.7 | $429,573 |
| Maine | $424,260 | 97.1 | $436,931 |
| Vermont | $403,630 | 98.0 | $411,867 |
| New Mexico | $400,000 | 92.2 | $433,839 |
| North Carolina | $398,550 | 94.3 | $422,641 |
| Iowa | $394,050 | 87.8 | $448,804 |
| New Hampshire | $381,510 | 104.2 | $366,132 |
| Minnesota | $373,920 | 98.6 | $379,229 |
| Wyoming | $371,800 | 92.7 | $401,079 |
| West Virginia | $371,230 | 89.5 | $414,782 |
| Tennessee | $366,430 | 91.9 | $398,727 |
| Massachusetts | $362,300 | 105.8 | $342,439 |
| South Carolina | $358,310 | 93.7 | $382,401 |
| Washington | $354,640 | 107.0 | $331,439 |
| Illinois | $352,040 | 100.0 | $352,040 |
| Maryland | $349,250 | 105.0 | $332,619 |
| Virginia | $321,470 | 101.1 | $317,972 |
| Colorado | $311,400 | 103.1 | $302,037 |
| California | $308,430 | 110.7 | $278,618 |
| Texas | $298,900 | 97.1 | $307,827 |
| District of Columbia | $295,680 | 109.9 | $269,045 |
| New York | $262,640 | 107.9 | $243,411 |
BLS publishes other surgical specialties wages for 29 of the 50 states + DC. States it doesn't publish are omitted rather than estimated.
Other specialties
Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — “Surgeons, All Other” (May 2024). Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024), US average = 100. Real pay divides the wage by the state's price level; the ranked page additionally estimates take-home. Wages cover all employment settings and exclude many self-employed/partnership physicians — individual offers vary widely. VitalPost shows sourced public data for context only, not financial advice.