SOC 29-1249 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Surgeons, All Other make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgeons, All Other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $561,070. The 10th percentile is $107,940 and the 90th percentile is $758,610. Employment is 160.

Median annual wage

$561,070

10th percentile
$107,940
25th percentile
$561,070
Median
$561,070
75th percentile
$561,070
90th percentile
$758,610
Mean
$519,270

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Surgeons, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $107,940 and the 90th percentile is $758,610. The difference is $650,670, which is 116.0% 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 $561,070 to the 75th at $561,070, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $519,270, which sits below the median of $561,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 35.5% higher than the national median of $414,010 for Surgeons, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $559,403, which is 35.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 36% higher than the Michigan median of $412,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $561,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgeons, All Other at $559,403 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgeons, All Other. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

  • Ann Arbor, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $80,920 and employment of 120. That median is 85.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,214, against $559,403 here.
  • Toledo, OH is 85 miles away, with a median of $618,680 and employment of 50. That median is 10.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $676,486, against $559,403 here.
  • Columbus, OH is 191 miles away, with a median of $609,450 and employment of 180. That median is 8.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $638,375, against $559,403 here.

Employment share

Surgeons, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (160 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Surgeons, All Other 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 Surgeons, All Other make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgeons, All Other in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $561,070. The 10th percentile is $107,940 and the 90th percentile is $758,610. Employment is 160.

How does that compare with the national median for Surgeons, All Other?

The local median is 35.5% higher than the national median of $414,010.

What is Surgeons, All Other pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $561,070 is $559,403. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for Surgeons, All Other?

Ann Arbor, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 46 miles away, at $80,920. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.