Oral surgeons perform various operations on the mouth.
Oral surgeons play an important role in oral health. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an oral surgeon performs surgery on the jaw, mouth, neck and related head structures in order to restore proper health. This includes removing tumors and abnormal growths, extracting teeth, aligning jaws and preparing the mouth for dental prosthesis.
Averages
The BLS, using figures from 2009, reported that the average median yearly salary for an oral surgeon was approximately $210,700. That works out to just over $100 an hour. The website PayScale puts the average annual income between $144,000 and $255,000 as of 2011. The range for bonuses is between approximately $9,800 and $52,000.
Industry
The BLS listed the average salaries for industries employing the largest number of oral surgeons. The dentist offices employed 4,600 oral surgeons and paid them approximately $212,700 per year. General medical and surgical hospitals employed 370 surgeons who were paid approximately $200,000, and offices of physicians employed 350 surgeons who were paid approximately $203,900. These three industries were also listed as being the highest paying industries for oral surgeons.
States (Highest Concentration Of Oral Surgeons)
States with the highest concentration of oral surgeons in 2009 were, according to the BLS: New York, with 0.83 oral surgeons for 10,000 workers and an average annual salary of $207,900; Kansas (0.74), where the average salary was equal to or greater than approximately $166,400; New Mexico (0.72), and $166,400, Massachusetts (0.67) and $201,500, and North Carolina (0.58) and $194,800.
States (Top Paying)
According to the BLS, the top five states which pay the highest average wages to oral surgeons were West Virginia, South Carolina, New Mexico, Kansas and Illinois. Each state was listed as having a yearly annual salary of equal to or greater than approximately $166,400.
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