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Surgeons, All Other Salary in Washington

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Surgeons, All Other in Washington is $479,460. BLS estimates approximately 370 people work in this occupation in Washington. Washington is 15.8% above the national median ($414,010).

Median salary
$479,460
Average salary
$382,200
Median hourly
$230.51
Employment
370

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$83,240$40.02
25th percentile$177,720$85.44
Median (50th)$479,460$230.51
75th percentile$506,150$243.34
90th percentile$557,650$268.10

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 6.1% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 9.9% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.105
Location quotient
0.65

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Washington’s regional price level is above the national average (index 107.013, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $448,039 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

40.9/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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