11 Highest Paying States for OBGYNs

If you are an obstetrician or gynecologist looking to move to the best state for your profession, you should check out our list of the 11 highest paying states for OBGYNs!

Obstetrics and gynecology is a discipline which is concerned with pregnancy, childbirth, and disorders of the female reproductive system. A large percentage of such specialists are employed in physician offices, but a few can be found in outpatient care centers or even schools and colleges. It is an extremely high paying job with the average annual salary being $222,400. But more experienced specialists can even earn 300K annually! This number is much higher than the salaries of family physicians, which is evident in our article on 11 highest paying states for family physicians.

To generate our list of the 11 highest paying states for OBGYNs, we referred to the information from May 2015, provided by the US Government Bureau of Labor Statistics, where both the average annual and hourly salaries for obstetricians and gynecologists were provided for each state. For a few states, salary numbers were not provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hence we had to refer to Salary. This website provided average salaries for the main cities in each state. Therefore, to get to a consolidated figure, we averaged the salaries of these cities. However, since salary numbers are extremely fickle these days, they might not be as exact as one would like them to be. They are surely very close though!

Moving on to the ranking methodology, we arranged the states based solely on their average annual salary, with the highest one on the first spot. In order to assist our readers, we have also mentioned the average hourly salaries and the number of obstetricians/gynecologists employed in each state. But these numbers have not been taken into account for the ranking.

Now that you know everything you need to, let’s get on to the final list of highest paying states for OBGYNs.

11. Kentucky

Average Annual Salary: $253,220

Average Hourly Salary: $121.74

We start off our list with the Bluegrass State, where 310 obstetricians/gynecologists earn their living. On average, they earn $253,220 every year, not bad for a state on the eleventh spot.

10. Georgia

Average Annual Salary: $253,550

Average Hourly Salary: $121.90

Georgia, nicknamed the Empire State of the South, cements its spot at number 10. Being the eighth most populous state in the United States, it employs 720 OBGYNs, which is the highest of any state on our list!

9. Maryland

Average Annual Salary: $255,980

Average Hourly Salary: $123.07

We now move on to the Old Line State, which is one of the smallest yet one of the most densely populated of any in the United States. 260 obstetricians/gynecologists work in Maryland.

8. Arizona

Average Annual Salary: $256,150

Average Hourly Salary: $123.15

The sixth largest state by area in the country, the Grand Canyon State has 380 OBGYNs, who earn a decent $123.15 an hour, on average.

7. North Dakota

Average Annual Salary: $257,410

Average Hourly Salary: $123.75

From one of the largest states on our list, we progress to one of the smallest and least densely-populated: North Dakota. The Peace Garden State may employ only a mere 40 of these specialists, but it does not disappoint in average annual salary, which amounts to a whopping $257K.

6. New Hampshire

Average Annual Salary: $260,230

Average Hourly Salary: $125.11

New Hampshire, similar to North Dakota, is smaller and less populated as compared to other states. The Granite State houses 130 OBGYNs.

5. Nevada

Average Annual Salary: $260,552

Average Hourly Salary: $125.27

The “snow covered” Nevada is where 150 obstetricians and gynecologists work. The small number is in keeping with the fact that the Silver State is not very populous.

4. Mississippi

Average Annual Salary: $270,510

Average Hourly Salary: $130.05

The salary takes a sudden rise as we come to the Hospitality State, where OBGYNs earn over $270,000 every year on average. Mississippi, where 50 such specialists are employed, comes at number four on our list of the 11 highest paying states for OBGYNs.

3. Rhode Island

Average Annual Salary: $277,000

Average Hourly Salary: $133.17

The Ocean State employs an even less OBGYNs than the previous entry on our list; only 50! This can be attributed to the fact that Rhode Island is, in fact, the smallest state in the United States by area. But the small number only bumps up the salary to an even $277K/year on average.

2. South Dakota

Average Annual Salary: $278,440

Average Hourly Salary: $133.86

Like its northern counterpart, South Dakota again employs a small number of OBGYNs, 50 to be exact. However, the Mount Rushmore State holds the distinction of having the second-highest average salary for obstetricians and gynecologists all over the country.

1. Maine

Average Annual Salary: $279,390

Average Hourly Salary: $134.32

We now come to number 1 on our list of the 11 highest paying states for OBGYNs! The pride of place is held by Maine, where obstetricians and gynecologists earn an astounding $134.32/hour and $279,390/year on average! The Pine Tree State, or “Vacationland”, as it is sometimes dubbed, employs around 220 OBGYNs.