SOC 29-1249 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Surgeons, All Other make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgeons, All Other in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $500,390. The 10th percentile is $78,530 and the 90th percentile is $561,690. Employment is 70.
Median annual wage
$500,390
- 10th percentile
- $78,530
- 25th percentile
- $222,930
- Median
- $500,390
- 75th percentile
- $518,800
- 90th percentile
- $561,690
- Mean
- $411,080
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Surgeons, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $78,530 and the 90th percentile is $561,690. The difference is $483,160, which is 96.6% 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 $222,930 to the 75th at $518,800, covers $295,870.
The mean annual wage is $411,080, which sits below the median of $500,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 20.9% higher than the national median of $414,010 for Surgeons, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $495,976, which is 19.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 16.4% higher than the Florida median of $429,990.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $500,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgeons, All Other at $495,976 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgeons, All Other. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 1st of 5 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).).
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 109 miles away, with a median of $441,180. That median is 11.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $443,990, against $495,976 here.
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 113 miles away, with a median of $425,970. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $416,194, against $495,976 here.
- Port St. Lucie, FL is 143 miles away, with a median of $419,070. That median is 16.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $418,117, against $495,976 here.
Employment share
Surgeons, All Other accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (70 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.30 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgeons, All Other in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $500,390. The 10th percentile is $78,530 and the 90th percentile is $561,690. Employment is 70.
How does that compare with the national median for Surgeons, All Other?
The local median is 20.9% higher than the national median of $414,010.
What is Surgeons, All Other pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $500,390 is $495,976. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL compare with nearby metros for Surgeons, All Other?
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 109 miles away, at $441,180. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.