Salary · SOC 29-1221

Pediatrician salary and hourly pay

BLS data for May 2025: median, mean, and percentile pay, per year and per hour, for every state and the largest metro areas.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, released May 15, 2026. Publisher page

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The median pay for pediatricians, general in the US was $210,040 a year, or $100.98 an hour, in May 2025 (BLS). The middle 80% earned $91,470 to $338,500. About 39,390 were employed.

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Pediatrician pay in the US

Pediatrician wages, United States, May 2025
MeasureAnnualHourly
Median (50th percentile)$210,040$100.98
Mean (average)$212,110$101.98
10th percentile$91,470$43.98
25th percentile$138,290$66.49
75th percentile$273,700$131.59
90th percentile$338,500$162.74

Employment: 39,390.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Publisher page

Pediatrician salary by state

Alaska: $267,390AKMaine: $245,920MEWisconsin: $269,790WIVermont: $215,350VTNew Hampshire: $273,410NHWashington: $169,540WAIdaho: $297,680IDMontana: $273,260MTNorth Dakota: $234,950NDMinnesota: $226,660MNIllinois: $196,760ILMichigan: $204,690MINew York: $212,150NYMassachusetts: $221,170MAOregon: $224,690ORNV: not publishedNVWY: not publishedWYSouth Dakota: $257,610SDIowa: $262,440IAIndiana: $177,300INOhio: $217,970OHPennsylvania: $226,440PANew Jersey: $201,560NJConnecticut: $216,830CTRhode Island: $218,080RICalifornia: $214,140CAUtah: $210,360UTColorado: $196,440CONebraska: $175,990NEMissouri: $223,910MOKentucky: $175,690KYWest Virginia: $158,470WVVirginia: $195,940VAMaryland: $181,640MDDelaware: $219,190DEArizona: $233,950AZNew Mexico: $202,390NMKansas: $209,840KSArkansas: $160,440ARTennessee: $176,210TNNorth Carolina: $183,550NCSouth Carolina: $217,120SCDistrict of Columbia: $79,240DCOklahoma: $236,780OKLouisiana: $502,720LAMississippi: $183,650MSAlabama: $209,490ALGeorgia: $149,990GAHawaii: $197,090HITexas: $173,360TXFlorida: $182,010FL
Median annual pediatrician wage by state, May 2025. $79,240 to $177,300$177,300 to $202,390$202,390 to $217,970$217,970 to $236,780$236,780 to $502,720Not publishedEach square is one state, shaded in five equal-count groups.
Pediatrician median wage by state, highest first
StateMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployed
Louisiana$502,720$241.6940
Idaho$297,680$143.1160
New Hampshire$273,410$131.45210
Montana$273,260$131.3850
Wisconsin$269,790$129.71350
Alaska$267,390$128.5560
Iowa$262,440$126.17230
South Dakota$257,610$123.8580
Maine$245,920$118.23130
Oklahoma$236,780$113.84280
North Dakota$234,950$112.9690
Arizona$233,950$112.471,230
Minnesota$226,660$108.97890
Pennsylvania$226,440$108.861,120
Oregon$224,690$108.02620
Missouri$223,910$107.65500
Massachusetts$221,170$106.332,310
Delaware$219,190$105.38180
Rhode Island$218,080$104.85180
Ohio$217,970$104.802,110
South Carolina$217,120$104.38420
Connecticut$216,830$104.251,310
Vermont$215,350$103.53130
California$214,140$102.956,680
New York$212,150$101.994,570
Utah$210,360$101.13310
Kansas$209,840$100.89110
Alabama$209,490$100.72Not published
Michigan$204,690$98.411,340
New Mexico$202,390$97.30270
New Jersey$201,560$96.911,280
Hawaii$197,090$94.76470
Illinois$196,760$94.601,180
Colorado$196,440$94.44570
Virginia$195,940$94.20750
Mississippi$183,650$88.2940
North Carolina$183,550$88.25740
Florida$182,010$87.51700
Maryland$181,640$87.33580
Indiana$177,300$85.241,080
Tennessee$176,210$84.72740
Nebraska$175,990$84.61290
Kentucky$175,690$84.47380
Texas$173,360$83.342,740
Washington$169,540$81.51480
Arkansas$160,440$77.13100
West Virginia$158,470$76.19140
Georgia$149,990$72.11Not published
District of Columbia$79,240$38.10Not published

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Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Publisher page

Pediatrician salary in the largest metro areas

Pediatrician median wage in the metro areas with the most employment
Metro areaMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployed
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$216,040$103.874,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$176,900$85.053,080
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$221,170$106.331,860
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$233,950$112.471,080
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$124,190$59.711,040
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$170,020$81.74920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$226,440$108.86870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$188,340$90.55860
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$207,450$99.74810
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$218,000$104.81730
Cleveland, OH$217,970$104.80650
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$262,650$126.28630
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$226,280$108.79600
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$172,520$82.94550
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$212,660$102.24480
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$211,230$101.55470
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$160,160$77.00420
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$216,750$104.21420
Fresno, CA$289,290$139.08410
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$176,210$84.72400

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Publisher page

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Pediatrician salary in the US
Median pay: $210,040 a year ($100.98 an hour)
Middle 80% earn $91,470 to $338,500 a year
Employed: 39,390
BLS OEWS, May 2025. Source: Rivvi

Questions

How much does a Pediatrician make per hour in the US?

The median hourly wage was $100.98 in May 2025, per BLS. The 10th percentile was $43.98 and the 90th was $162.74.

What is the average Pediatrician salary in the US?

BLS reports a mean (average) of $212,110 a year and a median of $210,040 for May 2025. The median is the middle wage; the mean is pulled up by the highest earners.

Which state pays pediatricians, general the most?

Louisiana has the highest median, $502,720 a year, and District of Columbia the lowest, $79,240 (BLS, May 2025, states with a published median).

Where do these numbers come from?

The BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates, SOC 29-1221. Figures BLS did not publish are left out.

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