Surgeons

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2021 Workforce

52.7k

Average Age

47.7

Average Salary

$338,854

Average Male Salary

$351,428

Average Female Salary

$279,474

About

Surgeons are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Surgeons was $338,854 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Surgeons are Newton City & Brookline Town PUMA, MA, Bethesda, Potomac & North Bethesda PUMA, MD, and Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Charlestown, East Boston, Central & South End PUMA, MA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Surgeons are Newton City & Brookline Town PUMA, MA, Pima County (Northeast) PUMA, AZ, and Johnson City PUMA, TN.

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Employment and salary information for the Surgeons workforce. Surgeons workforce in 2021 was 52,740 people, of which 17.5% were women and 82.5% were men. Surgeons are paid most in Brookhaven Town (North) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Newton City & Brookline Town PUMA, MA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

43,523

Male Workforce

± 5.12k

9,217

Female Workforce

± 2.36k

The Surgeons workforce in 2021 was 52,740 people (17.5% women and 82.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 22.3% between 2018 (43,122) and 2021 (52,740).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Surgeons.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($451,790), Wyoming ($424,168), and Montana ($416,349).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$338,854

AVERAGE WAGE

#1 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Surgeons earned an average of $338,854, $279,258 more than the average national salary of $59,596

Surgeons are the highest paid occupation in the US followed by Physicians. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Surgeons as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.249

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Surgeons had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.249, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Surgeons (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Surgeons compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Surgeons and on wages for those in the field. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the industry that employs the most Surgeons, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Surgeons, by average wage, is Offices of other health practitioners ($452,381).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

52.7k

2021 Workforce

± 5,637

7.95%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.3%

This graphic shows the share of Surgeons employed by various industries. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals employs the largest share of Surgeons at 50.6%, followed by Offices of physicians with 43.5% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 5.94%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Surgeons in the US. The workforce of Surgeons in 2021 was 52,740 people, with 17.5% woman, and 82.5% men. The average age of male Surgeons in the workforce is 48.9 and of female Surgeons is 42.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Surgeons is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Surgeons in 2021 was 52,740 people, with 17.5% woman, and 82.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (8,218 people), 45 to 49 years (7,564 people), and 40 to 44 years (7,453 people). Among them they concentrated 44.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 5.33% of Surgeons workers were Hispanic and 94.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (60.6%), Puerto Rican (22.1)%, and Cuban (17.4)%

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Races

In 2021, 79.1% of the Surgeons workforce were White, of which 16.4% were women and 83.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (13.3%) and Two or More Races (4.29%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Surgeons from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Surgeons is Biology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Biology.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Surgeons in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (27,085 people), Health (5,111 people), and Physical Sciences (4,603 people).

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