Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon salary in Philadelphia

At a verified median of $239,200, oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Philadelphia earn substantially below the U.S. median of $352,220 — a gap of about 32%. Among the 377 metro areas where the BLS reports oral and maxillofacial surgeon pay, Philadelphia ranks 373rd.

Compared with Pennsylvania as a whole (median $553,740), Philadelphia pays oral and maxillofacial surgeons about 57% less than the statewide median. Local demand, cost of labor, and the mix of practices drive most of that difference.

The pay range is wide: the lowest-paid tenth of oral and maxillofacial surgeons in this metro area earn around $239,200, while the top tenth earn $239,200 or more — a spread of about $0. That gap reflects experience, practice setting, and local demand more than any single factor, so an individual offer can sit well above or below the midpoint.

Within Philadelphia, a oral and maxillofacial surgeon earns about 1.5× what a general dentist earns, about 2.4× what a dental hygienist earns and about 4.8× what a dental assistant earns ($163,390, $100,820, $49,570 respectively) — a quick way to see where the role sits in the local dental pay ladder.