physician · SOC 29-1221
Pediatricians, General
National median $210,040 / yr · 39,390 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$210,040
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
LA
Score 88 · Louisiana
Top-paying metro
Sacramento
$395,040 median
Top WageBench Score
88
Louisiana
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | $502,720 | $487,638 | 3.0% | 88 | ✓ | 88 |
| #2 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $395,040 | $371,338 | 6.0% | — | — | 78 |
| #3 | South Dakota | $257,610 | $257,610 | 0.0% | 89 | ✓ | 76 |
| #4 | Idaho | $297,680 | $280,415 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 76 |
| #5 | Wisconsin | $269,790 | $255,491 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 75 |
| #6 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $271,410 | $259,197 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 75 |
| #7 | Montana | $273,260 | $259,050 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 75 |
| #8 | North Dakota | $234,950 | $230,251 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 75 |
| #9 | Iowa | $262,440 | $252,467 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 75 |
| #10 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $276,470 | $261,817 | 5.3% | — | ✓ | 73 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$91,470
P25
$138,290
MEDIAN
$210,040
P75
$273,700
P90
$338,500
Hourly mean
$102
Hourly median
$101
Annual mean
$212,110
Total US jobs
39,390
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 160 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | LA | $502,720 | $487,638 | 3.0% | 88 | ✓ | 23 | 88 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $395,040 | $371,338 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 78 |
| South Dakota | SD | $257,610 | $257,610 | 0.0% | 89 | ✓ | 22 | 76 |
| Idaho | ID | $297,680 | $280,415 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $269,790 | $255,491 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 75 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $271,410 | $259,197 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 75 |
| Montana | MT | $273,260 | $259,050 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 22 | 75 |
| North Dakota | ND | $234,950 | $230,251 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 75 |
| Iowa | IA | $262,440 | $252,467 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 75 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $276,470 | $261,817 | 5.3% | — | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| Oklahoma | OK | $236,780 | $226,125 | 4.5% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 72 |
| Missouri | MO | $223,910 | $213,834 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Ohio | OH | $217,970 | $211,431 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $242,160 | $242,160 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| New Hampshire | NH | $273,410 | $273,410 | 0.0% | 104 | ✓ | 20 | 71 |
| South Carolina | SC | $217,120 | $205,178 | 5.5% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $223,910 | $213,834 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Maine | ME | $245,920 | $231,657 | 5.8% | 97 | ✓ | 19 | 70 |
| Alabama | AL | $209,490 | $201,110 | 4.0% | 89 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $214,680 | $205,556 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $217,670 | $208,419 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Pennsylvania | PA | $226,440 | $219,488 | 3.1% | 98 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Kansas | KS | $209,840 | $198,823 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $226,440 | $219,488 | 3.1% | — | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $236,780 | $226,125 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
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Not published by BLS (2) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Nevada, Wyoming.
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