Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

29-1069 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other

All physicians and surgeons not listed separately.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
389,180 1.4 % $98.02 $203,880 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $28.98 $53.58 $96.58 (5) (5)
Annual Wage (2) $60,280 $111,440 $200,890 (5) (5)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 185,350 7.15 $114.93 $239,060
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 117,620 2.12 $85.83 $178,520
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 34,360 1.71 $64.83 $134,850
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 14,890 0.49 $50.89 $105,840
Outpatient Care Centers 10,640 1.15 $109.89 $228,570

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 185,350 7.15 $114.93 $239,060
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 5,990 2.19 $121.93 $253,610
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 117,620 2.12 $85.83 $178,520
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 34,360 1.71 $64.83 $134,850
Outpatient Care Centers 10,640 1.15 $109.89 $228,570

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists 120 0.01 $128.77 $267,830
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 50 0.02 $124.48 $258,920
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 5,990 2.19 $121.93 $253,610
Employment Services 1,000 0.03 $119.67 $248,910
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 100 0.02 $114.99 $239,190

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 44,830 4.78 1.78 $82.24 $171,060
California 34,070 2.00 0.74 $100.36 $208,740
Texas 23,430 1.93 0.72 $95.85 $199,370
Florida 22,320 2.59 0.96 $98.57 $205,020
Pennsylvania 21,200 3.63 1.35 $94.14 $195,810




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 44,830 4.78 1.78 $82.24 $171,060
Rhode Island 2,290 4.75 1.77 $100.76 $209,580
Massachusetts 16,530 4.63 1.72 $99.99 $207,990
Maryland 12,170 4.53 1.69 $94.33 $196,210
Connecticut 6,970 4.20 1.56 $106.67 $221,870




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 1,350 2.06 0.77 $132.62 $275,840
North Dakota 670 1.61 0.60 $128.13 $266,510
Maine 2,280 3.77 1.40 $123.82 $257,550
Montana 1,020 2.20 0.82 $118.87 $247,260
Minnesota (8) (8) (8) $117.81 $245,040





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 46,670 4.91 1.83 $84.63 $176,030
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 14,310 5.19 1.93 $98.21 $204,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 11,420 4.01 1.49 $103.11 $214,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 11,210 1.83 0.68 $104.74 $217,860
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 10,220 3.26 1.21 $94.63 $196,840
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 8,880 4.50 1.67 $74.10 $154,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,630 1.64 0.61 $81.90 $170,350
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,440 2.16 0.80 $85.00 $176,800
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 6,200 2.31 0.86 $113.78 $236,660
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,930 2.45 0.91 $73.68 $153,250




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Charlottesville, VA 1,210 10.72 3.99 $50.72 $105,510
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 3,090 10.03 3.73 $49.80 $103,570
Asheville, NC 1,570 8.06 3.00 $113.33 $235,720
Killeen-Temple, TX 940 6.79 2.52 $111.29 $231,480
Jackson, MI 380 6.68 2.48 $92.32 $192,030
Erie, PA 810 6.54 2.43 $104.26 $216,870
Janesville-Beloit, WI 420 6.27 2.33 $130.12 $270,640
Bangor, ME 410 6.23 2.32 $121.19 $252,080
Johnson City, TN 470 6.14 2.28 $97.65 $203,120
Gainesville, GA 520 5.89 2.19 $128.23 $266,720




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Waco, TX 220 1.89 0.70 (5) (5)
Victoria, TX 50 1.35 0.50 (5) (5)
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 200 2.02 0.75 (5) (5)
Harrisonburg, VA (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Grants Pass, OR 40 1.49 0.55 (5) (5)
Fairbanks, AK (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Cumberland, MD-WV 120 3.14 1.17 (5) (5)
Bismarck, ND 190 2.68 1.00 (5) (5)
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 110 2.17 0.81 $140.03 $291,260
Napa, CA 120 1.58 0.59 $139.68 $290,530

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 750 3.96 1.47 $128.43 $267,140
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 620 3.26 1.21 $118.20 $245,850
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 590 3.76 1.40 $98.17 $204,180
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 570 3.58 1.33 $117.59 $244,580
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 570 3.87 1.44 $115.64 $240,530

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 750 3.96 1.47 $128.43 $267,140
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 400 3.93 1.46 $127.88 $265,990
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 570 3.87 1.44 $115.64 $240,530
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 590 3.76 1.40 $98.17 $204,180
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 570 3.58 1.33 $117.59 $244,580

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 180 2.23 0.83 (5) (5)
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 60 0.58 0.22 (5) (5)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 250 1.07 0.40 (5) (5)
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 40 0.62 0.23 (5) (5)

About May 2018 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 $100.00 per hour or $208,000 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019