The average annual salary for oral and maxillofacial and surgeons has increased from $237,570 in 2019 up to $360,240 in 2024.
Oral surgeon compensation jumped a total of $122,670, or 51.6%, from 2019 to 2024.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated compensation data April 2 to reflect 2024 information, the latest available.
Here is how the average annual wage and average hourly wage have changed for oral and maxillofacial surgeons from 2019 to 2024, along with the state where oral surgeons earned the most each year.
Mean annual wage: $237,570
Mean hourly wage: $114.21
Highest-paying state: Florida, annual mean wage of $282,650
Mean annual wage: $234,990, year-over-year decrease of $2,580
Mean hourly wage: $112.98
Highest-paying state: Minnesota, annual mean wage of $278,280
Mean annual wage: $311,460, year-over-year increase of $76,470
Mean hourly wage: $149.74
Highest-paying state: Maryland, annual mean wage of $360,250
Mean annual wage: $309,410, year-over-year decrease of $2,050
Mean hourly wage: $148.76
Highest-paying state: North Carolina, annual mean wage of $406,970
Mean annual wage: $334,310, year-over-year increase of $24,900
Mean hourly wage: $160.73
Highest-paying state: North Carolina, annual mean wage of $361,480
Mean annual wage: $360,240, year-over-year increase of $25,930
Mean hourly wage: $173.19
Highest-paying state: North Carolina, annual mean wage of $400,440
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