2021 Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Pediatricians
Pediatricians diagnose, treat, and help prevent children's diseases and injuries.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Pediatricians with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $69,470 to $126,930 per year or $33 to $61 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
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Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Pediatricians to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $100+ | $208,000+ |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $100+ | $208,000+ |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $85 | $177,130 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $61 | $126,930 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $33 | $69,470 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| MT | $129 | $268,760 |
| AK | $127 | $263,390 |
| UT | $123 | $255,900 |
| NH | $123 | $255,170 |
| WI | $118 | $246,020 |
| RI | $112 | $231,910 |
| NV | $110 | $229,620 |
| WY | $108 | $224,170 |
| IA | $108 | $223,940 |
| PA | $107 | $223,350 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Pediatrician is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MT doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MT might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Pediatricians are in the states of MT, AK, UT, NH and WI.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $209490 | $100.72 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $207560 | $99.79 |
| Local Government | $198940 | $95.65 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $197090 | $94.75 |
| Offices of Physicians | $191770 | $92.20 |
| Specialty Hospitals | $180120 | $86.59 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $169090 | $81.29 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $139030 | $66.84 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $131230 | $63.09 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $93950 | $45.17 |
| Employment Services | $ | $* |
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