How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, the published 10th percentile is $80,660 and the 90th percentile is $457,010. The difference is $376,350, which is 184.6% 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 $87,090 to the 75th at $457,010, covers $369,920.

The mean annual wage is $258,190, which sits above the median of $203,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 43.1% lower than the national median of $358,550 for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. In 2024 national prices the local median is $179,534, which is 49.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.5% lower than the California median of $253,430.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $203,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric at $179,534 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. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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).).

• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $204,290 and employment of 230. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $182,586, against $179,534 here.