Podiatrists Salary in the US
A podiatrists earns a national median of $160,300 a year (mean $175,480) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #34 of 825.
How much does a podiatrists earn in the US?
A podiatrists in the United States earns a median of $160,300 a year (mean $175,480), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 214% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 9,680 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1081), ranked #34 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$160,300
per year
Mean
$175,480
per year
Employment
9,680
US workers
National rank
#34
of 825 by median
What a podiatrists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a podiatrists (SOC 29-1081) earns a median annual wage of $160,300 and a mean (average) of $175,480. The median is the midpoint — half of podiatrists earn more and half earn less — and is 214% 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 podiatrists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for podiatrists is $160,300, and the mean (average) is $175,480. The median is the midpoint — half of podiatrists earn more and half earn less.
- How does podiatrists pay compare to the US average?
- At $160,300, a podiatrists earns 214% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many podiatrists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 9,680 podiatrists employed nationally (SOC 29-1081), across all industries.
- Where does this podiatrists 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 29-1081. 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 29-1081 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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