Pediatricians, General in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$126,601
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$55,039
30.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$121,773
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — 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
$181,640
Kept after tax
$126,601
Worth in national money
$121,773
State rank
39
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland is among the lower-paying states for pediatricians, general. The middle earner takes $181,640, ranking 39 of 49 states — about 13.52% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Maryland this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, pediatricians, general ranks 5 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $181,640, tax leaves $126,601 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $121,773 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $202,610, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maryland ranks 39 of 49 for pediatricians, general, with a median of $181,640 — about 13.52% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Ranked against every occupation Maryland publishes a median for, pediatricians, general sits 5 of 489 — 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.
- After tax, $126,601 remains from the Maryland median of $181,640 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $121,773 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $202,610 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Pediatricians, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $134,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $181,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $295,810 |
| This salary | $181,640 |
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 Maryland | $126,601 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $135,417 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$17,581 |
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 | $168,742 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$24,995 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Maryland earn less than $181,640. The published range is $134,620 up to $295,810, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $126,601, from $181,640, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 5 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $121,773 uses one figure for the whole of Maryland. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 5.
- Reported values are medians; for pediatricians, general in Maryland the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $134,620 to $295,810. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $126,601 from $181,640. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 5 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $121,773, worked from $181,640, 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 Maryland address, on work sitting at 5 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $202,610, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $134,620 and the top tenth $295,810 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $121,773 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $126,601.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 Maryland is $202,610. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($134,620) and the ninetieth ($295,810) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $121,773 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $126,601 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland 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.