The invention provides an operating bed which is exquisite in structure, convenient to use and simple in adjusting mode, and the stability and the comfort are greatly promoted after the adjustment. The operating be comprises a base, a lifting cylinder, a bed frame, a waist plate, a waist plate drive assembly, a seat plate, a leg plate, a back plate and a head plate assembly; the lifting cylinder is connected between the bed frame of the operating bed and the base of the operating bed and used for driving the bed frame to do lifting motion; the lifting cylinder comprises a base plate, an inner cylinder body, an outer cylinder body, a piston, an output shaft, a shaft seal cover and a cylinder sleeve, the base plate is connected to the top face of the base, and the cylinder sleeve is connected to the bottom of the bed frame. The operating bed has the advantages of being good in use convenience, high in safety, stable and reliable in motion, stable in working condition and long in service life.