Skip to content
Motivate MD

Otolaryngology

Head and neck surgery spanning oncology, airway, otology, and endocrine work — broad operative range in a small, tightly-knit field.

Apply ERASMatch NRMP Main MatchJump to the 133 programs ↓

Among the 31 specialties

Each rail below carries one mark per specialty, placed by its true value. Otolaryngology’s marks are joined by the thread — its shape is what makes this specialty unlike the others.

Training length
Training length: 5 years. Longer than 21 of the 30 specialties reporting; shorter than 3. Reported range across specialties: 2 years to 7 years.
Interviews per position
Interviews per position: 2.7×. More than 9 of the 28 specialties reporting; fewer than 18. Reported range across specialties: 1.0× to 5.0×.
Residents in training
Residents in training: 2,107. More than 16 of the 30 specialties reporting; fewer than 13. Reported range across specialties: 99 to 40,131.
Programs
Programs: 133. More than 16 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 14. Reported range across specialties: 5 to 820.
States and territories
States and territories: 43. More than 16 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 13. Reported range across specialties: 4 to 52.
Starting salary
Starting salary: $68K. Higher than 15 of the 28 specialties reporting; lower than 12. Reported range across specialties: $60K to $73K.

Every accredited program

Grouped by state, alphabetical within each. We don’t rank programs.

133 programs across 43 states

Alabama1

Arizona2

Arkansas1

California11

Colorado1

Connecticut2

District of Columbia2

Florida5

Georgia2

Hawaii1

Illinois6

Indiana1

Iowa1

Kansas1

Kentucky2

Louisiana3

Maryland3

Massachusetts5

Michigan8

Minnesota2

Mississippi1

Missouri4

Nebraska1

Nevada1

New Hampshire1

New Jersey3

New Mexico1

New York12

North Carolina3

Ohio8

Oklahoma2

Oregon1

Pennsylvania11

Puerto Rico1

South Carolina1

Tennessee2

Texas9

Utah1

Vermont1

Virginia4

Washington2

West Virginia1

Wisconsin2

What the sources report

Published by the bodies that collect them. Each figure carries the year it describes, which is not always the year it was published.

Most recent reported

ACGME Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency training lengthACGME-accredited Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency programs
60monthsACGME, Requirements effective 2026-07-01
Otolaryngology program signals availableApplicants to participating Otolaryngology residency programs in the 2027 MyERAS application season
25signalsAAMC, 2027 MyERAS application season
ACGME accredited program countAll programs on the official ACGME Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery roster
133programsACGME, 2026-2027
Categorical Otolaryngology tracksOtolaryngology categorical tracks
142tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
NRMP live directory track countOtolaryngology tracks linked to the current ACGME roster
142tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
Applicants ranking at least one Otolaryngology PGY-1 programApplicants who ranked at least one Otolaryngology PGY-1 program in the 2026 Main Residency Match
596applicantsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
Otolaryngology PGY-1 programs participating in the 2026 Main Residency MatchOtolaryngology PGY-1 programs in the 2026 Main Residency Match
140programsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
Consenting U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Otolaryngology specialtyConsenting U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Otolaryngology specialty
268applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Consenting U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Otolaryngology specialtyConsenting U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Otolaryngology specialty
54applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
USMLE Step 2 CK mean for U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Otolaryngology specialtyConsenting U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Otolaryngology specialty (n=268)
256pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
USMLE Step 2 CK mean for U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Otolaryngology specialtyConsenting U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Otolaryngology specialty (n=54)
251pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match

How each measure is made

Training length
Most common accredited length across programs in this specialty.
Residents in training
Total approved positions across all training years, summed across programs.
Programs
Accredited programs currently published in our directory.
States and territories
Distinct states with at least one published program.
Starting salary
Median first-year resident salary across programs. Resident pay, not attending pay.
Interviews per position
Median interviews a program conducts for each position it offers.