Pediatrician Salary

A Pediatrician Salary is calculated by the US Government Bureau of Labor Statistics from a variety of sources. Pediatricians work in a number of settings including hospitals, clinics and schools.  The average Pediatricians salary varies depending on the location and the setting.  The assumption was made that the Pediatricians reflected here were working an average of 40 hours per week with a total of 2080 hours per year.

Pediatrician: Median Hourly & Annual Data

Hourly

The  average Pediatrician salary is $69.81 per hour. The lowest 10% earn $32.42 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than $80.00 per hour.

Annually.

On an annual basis the average wage is $145,210. The lowest 10% earn $67,430 per year while the upper 10% earn more than $160,000 per year.  These salaries are calculated as a mean or median wage.

Lowest and Highest Pediatrician Salary

The lowest paid Pediatricians earn less than $70,000 annually while the highest paid Pediatricians earn more than $180,000 per year. 

Top 5 States

The best states to earn a Pediatrician salary are Kentucky $189,280, Oklahoma $182,000, Nevada $181,440, South Dakota $177,620,
Nebraska $171,340.

Top 5 Metropolitan Areas

The best city or metropolitan areas to earn a Pediatrician salary are Ogden-Clearfield, UT and Erie PA at earnings of over $200,000, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $199,450, Winston-Salem, NC $198,640, Lafayette, LA $197,120.
 

Other Industries that Employ Pediatricians

Local government, schools and colleges and employment agencies also provide employment opportunities for these professionals.

Employment Data

According to the US Department of Labor nationally there are 26,400 Pediatricians who earn a salary through being employed.

Where They Work

Of all the Pediatrician employed in the United States over 19,890 of them work in the offices of physicians and other healthcare providers.  An additional 4000 work in hospitals.  A small number work in an outpatient care setting.  A small number work for the federal government and in the military.

Private Practice Vs Employment

Pediatricians in private practice earn a median salary of approximately $15,000 per year.  The highest reported salary was over $200,000 per year and the lowest was $60,000.  There is some difference between government sources reporting incomes for physicians and association or private sources. This discrepancy is probably due to government sources reporting on employment data vs. private practice.

Benefits

Fringe benefits will vary depending on business size and other factors. To see what a typical benefits package is worth  A typical employment benefits package is worth over $20,000 per year.