Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Salary in the US
A oral and maxillofacial surgeons earns a national median of $352,220 a year (mean $346,490) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #7 of 825.
How much does a oral and maxillofacial surgeons earn in the US?
A oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the United States earns a median of $352,220 a year (mean $346,490), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 591% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 4,910 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1022), ranked #7 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$352,220
per year
Mean
$346,490
per year
Employment
4,910
US workers
National rank
#7
of 825 by median
What a oral and maxillofacial surgeons earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a oral and maxillofacial surgeons (SOC 29-1022) earns a median annual wage of $352,220 and a mean (average) of $346,490. The median is the midpoint — half of oral and maxillofacial surgeons earn more and half earn less — and is 591% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for oral and maxillofacial surgeons is $352,220, and the mean (average) is $346,490. The median is the midpoint — half of oral and maxillofacial surgeons earn more and half earn less.
- How does oral and maxillofacial surgeons pay compare to the US average?
- At $352,220, a oral and maxillofacial surgeons earns 591% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many oral and maxillofacial surgeons are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 4,910 oral and maxillofacial surgeons employed nationally (SOC 29-1022), across all industries.
- Where does this oral and maxillofacial surgeons salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1022. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1022 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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