Women Surgeons in Wyoming: Pay, Gap, and Numbers
High-paying procedural specialty; extreme training pipeline; recent entry by women at residency level. This page applies Wyoming’s overall wage environment to the national BLS median earnings for surgeons to estimate the state-level pay gap.
Earnings estimate — Surgeons in Wyoming
Methodology: The state pay gap is estimated by applying Wyoming’s overall female-to-male earnings ratio adjustment (-14.2% vs national) to the national BLS median for female surgeons. See Pay Gap Lookup for interactive comparison.
National baseline
Wyoming context
Wyoming’s overall women-to-men earnings ratio is 71.9%, ranking #51 of 51 US jurisdictions on pay equity. 27.8% of the state legislature is women (CAWP 2024); 1 women from Wyoming serve in the 119th US Congress. First woman governor: 1925.
Other professions in Wyoming
Women surgeons in neighboring & key states
Related pages
Frequently asked
What is the median salary for female surgeons in Wyoming?
Estimated at $147,990 per year, derived from the BLS national median for female surgeons ($172,484) adjusted by Wyoming’s overall wage environment (-14.2% vs national).
What is the pay gap for surgeons in Wyoming?
Estimated at 35.6%, or about $81,954 per year per worker at the median. This applies the state-level wage environment to the national BLS profession gap.
How does Wyoming compare nationally on pay equity?
Wyoming ranks #51 of 51 US jurisdictions on the overall female-to-men earnings ratio (Census ACS S2001).
What BLS occupation code applies here?
29-1241 (SOC, Standard Occupational Classification, 2018 revision). See BLS CPS Table 39 for the current national median weekly earnings.
Are these numbers adjusted for experience?
No — these are state-level medians across all experience levels. Use the Pay Gap Lookup tool for experience-adjusted estimates.