Pediatricians, General in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$198,800
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$98,880
33.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$217,445
Idaho costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Idaho — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$297,680
Kept after tax
$198,800
Worth in national money
$217,445
State rank
2
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Idaho pays pediatricians, general a middle wage of $297,680, ranking 2 of 49 states and sitting about 41.73% above the national middle.
- Within Idaho this is well-paid work. Of 476 occupations with published figures in the state, pediatricians, general ranks 3 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $297,680 the take-home is $198,800; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $217,445 would nationally. The average lands at $273,550, below the middle of the range.
- Idaho's median for pediatricians, general is $297,680, about 41.73% above the national figure and 2 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Idaho publishes a median for, pediatricians, general sits 3 of 476 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for pediatricians, general in Idaho, on $297,680, is $198,800 — equivalent to $217,445 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $273,550 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Pediatricians, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $169,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $297,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $366,480 |
| This salary | $297,680 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Idaho | $198,800 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $213,723 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,491 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $273,859 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,864 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $297,680 as a midpoint for Idaho, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $169,880 and the ninetieth is $366,480 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $198,800 take-home in Idaho comes from $297,680. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 3 of 476.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $217,445 uses one figure for the whole of Idaho. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 476 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 3.
- The Idaho median of $297,680 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $169,880 to $366,480. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $198,800, from $297,680, assumes a single Idaho filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 3 of 476 locally, and the state ranks 2 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $217,445, worked from $297,680, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Idaho address, on work sitting at 3 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $273,550, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $169,880 at the tenth percentile, $366,480 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Idaho is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $217,445 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Idaho adds its own income tax on top — which is why $198,800 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Idaho is $273,550. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($169,880 to $366,480) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Idaho rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Idaho's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $217,445 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $198,800 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Idaho income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.