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

How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Lincoln, NE?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Lincoln, NE is $365,830. The 10th percentile is $201,830 and the 90th percentile is $383,820. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$365,830

10th percentile
$201,830
25th percentile
$344,470
Median
$365,830
75th percentile
$383,820
90th percentile
$383,820
Mean
$343,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, the published 10th percentile is $201,830 and the 90th percentile is $383,820. The difference is $181,990, which is 49.7% 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 $344,470 to the 75th at $383,820, covers $39,350.

The mean annual wage is $343,960, which sits below the median of $365,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 2% higher than the national median of $358,550 for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. In 2024 national prices the local median is $399,461, which is 11.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28% lower than the Nebraska median of $507,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $365,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric at $399,461 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. Lincoln, NE ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

  • Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $534,820 and employment of 130. That median is 46.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $581,889, against $399,461 here.

Employment share

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (40 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.42 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 Lincoln, NE?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Lincoln, NE is $365,830. The 10th percentile is $201,830 and the 90th percentile is $383,820. Employment is 40.

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

The local median is 2% higher than the national median of $358,550.

What is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric pay in Lincoln, NE after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $365,830 is $399,461. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lincoln, NE compare with nearby metros for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric?

Omaha, NE-IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $534,820. Lincoln, NE ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.