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

How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $478,700. The 10th percentile is $151,810 and the 90th percentile is $479,080. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$478,700

10th percentile
$151,810
25th percentile
$232,930
Median
$478,700
75th percentile
$478,780
90th percentile
$479,080
Mean
$388,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric, the published 10th percentile is $151,810 and the 90th percentile is $479,080. The difference is $327,270, which is 68.4% 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 $232,930 to the 75th at $478,780, covers $245,850.

The mean annual wage is $388,490, which sits below the median of $478,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 33.5% higher than the national median of $358,550 for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. In 2024 national prices the local median is $488,764, which is 36.3% higher 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 Virginia median of $478,710.

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 97.941, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $478,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric at $488,764 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Highest-paying jobs in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is $478,700. The 10th percentile is $151,810 and the 90th percentile is $479,080.

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

The local median is 33.5% higher than the national median of $358,550.

What is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric pay in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 97.941, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $478,700 is $488,764. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.