How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Omaha, NE-IA?

Percentile spread

For Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, the published 10th percentile is $219,210 and the 90th percentile is $555,800. The difference is $336,590, which is 62.9% 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 $507,770 to the 75th at $534,820, covers $27,050.

The mean annual wage is $498,610, which sits below the median of $534,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Omaha, NE-IA median is 49.2% higher than the national median of $358,550 for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. In 2024 national prices the local median is $581,889, which is 62.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% higher than the Nebraska median of $507,770.

Omaha, NE-IA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Nebraska, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Omaha, NE-IA is 91.911, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $534,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric at $581,889 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. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 1st 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).).

• Lincoln, NE is 56 miles away, with a median of $365,830 and employment of 40. That median is 31.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $399,461, against $581,889 here.

Employment share

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Omaha, NE-IA (130 of 498,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.88 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.