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Obstetricians and Gynecologist salary in California

U.S. Department of Labor wage data for May 2025. California ranks 25 of 42 states by median wage for this occupation, paying 2.8% above the national median.

$301,240median annual wage in California, May 2025
Lower end (10th pct)
$103,330
Median
$301,240
Top earners (90th pct)
$401,440
$103,330$401,440
10th percentile
$103,330
25th percentile
$198,720
Median percentile
$301,240
75th percentile
$331,190
90th percentile
$401,440
Mean
$272,520
Employed
1,610

The median ($301,240) sits above the mean ($272,520) here, which is normal in medicine: part-time and partial-year clinicians pull the average down, so the median is the better description of a full-time job.

How California compares with the rest of the country

AreaLow (10th)AverageMedianTop 10%
California$103,330$272,520$301,240$401,440
United States$94,680$279,040$292,910$437,300

Obstetricians and Gynecologist salary in other states

Where this comes from. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, for the occupation Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Employers report the wages they actually pay, and the methodology is published — unlike self-reported salary surveys, which nobody can verify.

What it leaves out. OES counts wage-and-salary employees. Self-employed physicians and practice owners are outside its scope, and partnership distributions are not wages, so in specialties where private practice is common these figures are likely to be conservative. Bonuses and profit-sharing are excluded from the wage measure as well.

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