SOC 29-1242 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $334,250. The 10th percentile is $215,640 and the 90th percentile is $712,500. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$334,250
- 10th percentile
- $215,640
- 25th percentile
- $334,240
- Median
- $334,250
- 75th percentile
- $334,250
- 90th percentile
- $712,500
- Mean
- $382,590
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, the published 10th percentile is $215,640 and the 90th percentile is $712,500. The difference is $496,860, which is 148.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $334,240 to the 75th at $334,250, covers $10.
The mean annual wage is $382,590, which sits above the median of $334,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 6.8% lower than the national median of $358,550 for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. In 2024 national prices the local median is $350,477, which is 2.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.3% higher than the Ohio median of $323,480.
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $334,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric at $350,477 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $70,610 and employment of 50. That median is 78.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,175, against $350,477 here.
- Lexington-Fayette, KY is 67 miles away, with a median of $256,240 and employment of 80. That median is 23.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $275,856, against $350,477 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $334,250. The 10th percentile is $215,640 and the 90th percentile is $712,500.
How does that compare with the national median for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric?
The local median is 6.8% lower than the national median of $358,550.
What is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $334,250 is $350,477. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compare with nearby metros for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric?
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $70,610. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.