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OB-GYN salary: $292,910 median, and how to negotiate yours.

The full pay range by percentile, every state, the top-paying metro areas and similar roles, from the latest BLS survey. Place your own offer on the range.

Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · U.S. · BLS May 2025
$292,910median ($140.82/hr)

Quick answer

The median annual wage for obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States was $292,910 in May 2025 (BLS). The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $94,680 and the top 10% earned more than $437,300. That median is 5.7 times the $50,980 median for all occupations. The highest-paying state was Utah ($437,170).

Data Government data groups this job as Obstetricians and Gynecologists (O*NET-SOC 29-1218.00). Figures on this page are for that occupation.

10th percentile
$94,680
lowest-paid 10% earn less
25th percentile
$179,810
a quarter earn less
75th percentile
$369,390
a quarter earn more
90th percentile
$437,300
top 10% earn more
Pay by state

OB-GYN salary in every state

Data BLS state estimates, May 2025. 41 states and DC published a median for this occupation. Sort by pay or by number employed.

Highest median pay
  1. Utah$437,170
  2. Alaska$421,450
  3. Vermont$418,760
  4. North Dakota$414,060
  5. Louisiana$404,550
Most people employed
  1. New York2,750
  2. California1,610
  3. Texas1,460
  4. Illinois1,290
  5. Ohio970
Median annual wage by state
State10th–90th percentile
Utah$437,170$219,810–$466,780200
Alaska$421,450$182,030–$425,69050
Vermont$418,760$231,410–$498,06090
North Dakota$414,060$128,150–$428,01070
Louisiana$404,550$235,030–$515,31080
Oregon$395,340$223,000–$444,710270
Maine$379,930$168,550–$490,820100
Oklahoma$370,260$155,580–$459,17060
Arizona$369,720$217,940–$455,520130
Iowa$356,020$164,680–$438,970180
Tennessee$354,580$65,300–$516,700360
Georgia$354,000$230,070–$404,340350
Indiana$351,990$70,720–$394,190430
New York$348,800$91,510–$449,0202,750
New Hampshire$348,140$76,450–$372,260140
Washington$343,140$162,800–$584,260270
Nebraska$342,570$94,140–$448,630180
Hawaii$338,130$76,650–$385,660140
Delaware$324,080$180,200–$325,160190
Minnesota$321,910$149,990–$514,620750
Kentucky$317,110$65,140–$400,000240
Maryland$306,310$231,840–$469,430160
Wisconsin$304,990$148,720–$419,420450
South Carolina$302,340$103,990–$428,920350
California$301,240$103,330–$401,4401,610
West Virginia$300,810$63,120–$370,030100
South Dakota$297,610$131,350–$433,91080
Virginia$282,410$179,990–$311,770n/a
Massachusetts$272,240$96,960–$441,200620
Texas$271,960$73,450–$425,6301,460
New Mexico$259,990$201,340–$389,680110
New Jersey$228,870$78,630–$354,630740
Idaho$223,560$100,710–$332,660110
Kansas$220,770$147,520–$366,110n/a
Alabama$210,380$105,910–$396,480120
Michigan$209,650$127,190–$422,390880
Illinois$208,000$208,000–$413,5201,290
Connecticut$200,580$75,540–$457,670330
Ohio$181,520$102,160–$405,000970
Rhode Island$166,390$76,930–$615,380140
North Carolina$134,540$107,420–$600,460590
Top-paying metro areas

Where the median is highest

Data Metropolitan areas with at least 100 people employed in the occupation, BLS May 2025.

  1. Rochester, MN$393,340
  2. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$375,400
  3. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$358,070
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$354,000
  5. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$353,740
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$343,140
  7. Omaha, NE-IA$342,570
  8. Urban Honolulu, HI$338,130
  9. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$329,750
  10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$321,260
Similar roles

How the pay compares

Data National medians for related occupations (O*NET related roles, BLS pay).

  1. Dermatologist$328,730
  2. OB-GYN$292,910
  3. Urologist$265,930
  4. Neurologist$248,560
  5. Pediatrician$210,040
  6. Physician Assistant$135,880
  7. Nurse Practitioner$132,300
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Wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates for May 2025 (national, state and metropolitan area), for the occupation shown. OEWS wages are straight-time gross pay: they include base pay, commissions, production bonuses and tips, and exclude overtime, shift differentials, non-production bonuses and benefits. Percentiles describe all workers in the occupation, not entry or senior levels.

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  • Experience level: percentiles are not seniority bands.
  • Equity, bonuses outside OEWS's definition, and benefits.
Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
  2. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
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