Pediatricians, General Salary in the US
A pediatricians, general earns a national median of $210,040 a year (mean $212,110) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #24 of 825.
How much does a pediatricians, general earn in the US?
A pediatricians, general in the United States earns a median of $210,040 a year (mean $212,110), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 312% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 39,390 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1221), ranked #24 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$210,040
per year
Mean
$212,110
per year
Employment
39,390
US workers
National rank
#24
of 825 by median
What a pediatricians, general earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a pediatricians, general (SOC 29-1221) earns a median annual wage of $210,040 and a mean (average) of $212,110. The median is the midpoint — half of pediatricians, general earn more and half earn less — and is 312% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a pediatricians, general in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for pediatricians, general is $210,040, and the mean (average) is $212,110. The median is the midpoint — half of pediatricians, general earn more and half earn less.
- How does pediatricians, general pay compare to the US average?
- At $210,040, a pediatricians, general earns 312% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many pediatricians, general are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 39,390 pediatricians, general employed nationally (SOC 29-1221), across all industries.
- Where does this pediatricians, general salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1221. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1221 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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