SOC 29-1242 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Jonesboro, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Jonesboro, AR is $269,990. The 10th percentile is $164,790 and the 90th percentile is $573,210. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$269,990

10th percentile
$164,790
25th percentile
$248,400
Median
$269,990
75th percentile
$269,990
90th percentile
$573,210
Mean
$293,670

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, the published 10th percentile is $164,790 and the 90th percentile is $573,210. The difference is $408,420, which is 151.3% 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 $248,400 to the 75th at $269,990, covers $21,590.

The mean annual wage is $293,670, which sits above the median of $269,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jonesboro, AR median is 24.7% lower than the national median of $358,550 for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. In 2024 national prices the local median is $314,395, which is 12.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% higher than the Arkansas median of $262,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $269,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric at $314,395 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. Jonesboro, AR ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $325,520 and employment of 60. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $353,139, against $314,395 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 182 miles away, with a median of $869,540. That median is 222.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $981,588, against $314,395 here.

Employment share

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Jonesboro, AR (30 of 60,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.46 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Jonesboro, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Jonesboro, AR is $269,990. The 10th percentile is $164,790 and the 90th percentile is $573,210. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric?

The local median is 24.7% lower than the national median of $358,550.

What is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric pay in Jonesboro, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $269,990 is $314,395. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jonesboro, AR compare with nearby metros for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric?

Memphis, TN-MS-AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $325,520. Jonesboro, AR ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.