Highest-paying Cities for Obstetricians and Gynecologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for obstetricians and gynecologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of obstetricians and gynecologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $207,570, Kansas City, Missouri is the highest paying city for obstetricians and gynecologists. It is followed by Spokane, Washington (average annual salary $207,470). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of obstetricians and gynecologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Kansas City, Missouri	$207,570	$140,020	130
2	Spokane, Washington	$207,470	$190,420	50
3	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$206,640	$175,210	150
4	Gainesville, Florida	$205,910	$127,870	30
5	Provo-Orem, Utah	$204,300	$175,600	40
6	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$203,900	$129,000	190
7	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$203,230	$144,520	450
8	Roanoke, Virginia	$202,980	$58,160	60
9	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$202,780	$153,100	100
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$202,350	$168,660	170
11	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$201,980	$173,850	40
12	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$201,490	$167,660	100
13	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$200,890	$55,920	40
14	Jacksonville, Florida	$200,840	$161,050	160
15	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$198,690	$148,960	40
16	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$198,430	$104,990	n/a
17	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$196,940	$175,070	330
18	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$196,750	$59,860	n/a
19	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$196,030	$62,050	700
20	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$195,150	$91,890	130
21	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$195,060	$170,250	130
22	Camden, New Jersey	$194,660	$141,510	130
23	Rochester, New York	$194,300	$124,270	60
24	Salisbury, Maryland	$191,140	$144,420	n/a
25	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$189,830	$55,000	n/a
26	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$189,100	$165,150	50
27	Wichita, Kansas	$188,770	$170,710	40
28	Knoxville, Tennessee	$188,470	$86,950	70
29	Macon, Georgia	$188,410	$136,590	n/a
30	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$187,620	$59,130	310
31	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$187,440	$141,500	30
32	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$187,040	$137,820	90
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$186,990	$83,240	550
34	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$186,780	$107,920	240
35	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$186,700	$114,100	40
36	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$186,580	$172,590	n/a
37	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$186,500	$55,980	480
38	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$186,420	$90,130	120
39	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$185,950	$53,980	330
40	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$185,940	$57,060	100
41	Lincoln, Nebraska	$185,860	$174,570	50
42	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$185,650	$43,850	n/a
43	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$185,260	$204,140	60
44	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$184,780	$150,820	210
45	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$184,260	$138,030	30
46	Syracuse, New York	$182,890	$117,320	50
47	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$182,690	$72,040	770
48	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$182,260	$159,620	40
49	Salinas, California	$180,140	$159,500	n/a
50	Columbus, Ohio	$179,890	$100,860	250
51	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$179,110	$55,370	440
52	Salt Lake City, Utah	$178,530	$93,670	150
53	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$176,450	$193,340	550
54	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$176,160	$158,510	n/a
55	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$172,430	$154,100	200
56	Fresno, California	$172,360	$141,110	30
57	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$171,070	$131,800	n/a
58	Richmond, Virginia	$170,990	$145,490	90
59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$170,370	$99,410	1,070
60	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$169,310	$55,900	320
61	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$168,980	$77,080	1,260
62	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$168,390	$52,410	n/a
63	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$166,370	$133,750	n/a
64	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$165,320	$107,030	300
65	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$164,100	$85,430	70
66	Akron, Ohio	$162,430	$61,680	90
67	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$161,890	$99,190	60
68	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$161,840	$139,700	30
69	Springfield, Massachusetts	$159,160	$168,660	80
70	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$159,160	$70,430	830
71	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$158,960	$45,000	80
72	Toledo, Ohio	$157,850	$59,690	30
73	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$157,010	$86,760	810
74	Asheville, North Carolina	$154,190	$101,250	30
75	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$149,330	$132,070	n/a
76	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$149,100	$169,420	60
77	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$148,900	$127,750	120
78	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$145,580	$110,790	60
79	Honolulu, Hawaii	$144,660	$91,290	70
80	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$143,230	$122,990	120
81	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$142,530	$140,730	40
82	Framingham, Massachusetts	$142,340	$126,260	n/a
83	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$138,100	$101,290	70
84	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$136,400	$57,590	40
85	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$135,080	$45,360	350
86	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$131,170	$44,300	50
87	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$125,670	$46,440	160
88	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$124,720	$77,690	100
89	Columbia, South Carolina	$115,820	$70,480	60
90	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$109,630	$60,940	220
91	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$107,900	$42,100	140
92	St Louis, Missouri	$101,510	$84,610	170
93	Amarillo, Texas	$71,250	$64,520	n/a
94	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$67,100	$51,910	40
95	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$59,560	$51,850	130
96	Ponce, Puerto Rico	$57,190	$51,220	n/a
97	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$50,350	$42,920	80

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for obstetricians and gynecologists.