How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Cleveland, OH?

Percentile spread

For Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, the published 10th percentile is $63,610 and the 90th percentile is $507,200. The difference is $443,590, which is 137.1% 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 $79,680 to the 75th at $507,200, covers $427,520.

The mean annual wage is $304,020, which sits below the median of $323,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 9.8% lower than the national median of $358,550 for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. In 2024 national prices the local median is $344,410, which is 3.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Ohio median of $323,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $323,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric at $344,410 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. Cleveland, OH 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).).

• Morgantown, WV is 171 miles away, with a median of $71,800 and employment of 50. That median is 77.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,937, against $344,410 here.
• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 190 miles away, with a median of $70,610 and employment of 50. That median is 78.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,175, against $344,410 here.

Employment share

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (100 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.07 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.