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Pediatricians, General — wages and employment

Pediatricians, General earned a median annual wage of $210,130 in the United States in May 2024, with 42,960 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $210,130SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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What stands out

Pediatricians, General earned a median annual wage of $210,130 in the United States in May 2024, with 42,960 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $96,240 or less, the best-paid tenth at least $239,200 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $198,690 to $210,130, +5.8 %. The best-paying state is New Mexico at $237,950; the lowest Arkansas at $74,890. Among metropolitan areas, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI pays the highest median, $239,080. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
New Mexico$237,950230
Kentucky$237,740260
Mississippi$236,86060
Arizona$227,410910
Oklahoma$226,150160
North Dakota$225,250120
Maine$224,200140
South Dakota$217,99080
Pennsylvania$217,8102,010
Connecticut$215,7301,300
Missouri$215,040170
Massachusetts$213,2302,980
Minnesota$212,380890
Delaware$211,340250
Rhode Island$210,230220
Ohio$210,1303,070
Washington$209,780640
Hawaii$208,620400
Maryland$208,160510
Illinois$207,7401,340
Colorado$205,310400
Indiana$202,420970
Alabama$202,330330
South Carolina$201,990320
North Carolina$201,4001,110
Florida$195,100940
Kansas$194,810150
Utah$194,160250
Virginia$189,0701,220
Texas$187,5902,690
Nebraska$186,680410
Vermont$184,450140
Michigan$182,040770
Oregon$181,990800
West Virginia$181,41070
Tennessee$176,150910
New Jersey$171,380730
Virgin Islands$170,43030
Georgia$162,290850
New York$155,5705,680
District of Columbia$147,060—
Puerto Rico$94,810—
Arkansas$74,890200

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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