Pediatricians, General in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$152,735
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$73,925
32.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$155,192
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — 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
$226,660
Kept after tax
$152,735
Worth in national money
$155,192
State rank
13
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for pediatricians, general is strong here. Minnesota's middle earner gets $226,660, putting the state 13 of 49 — about 7.91% ahead of the national figure.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Minnesota. It ranks 4 out of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $226,660, take-home of $152,735 is worth roughly $155,192 in national money. The average comes to $228,400, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For pediatricians, general, Minnesota sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $226,660, ranking 13 of 49 and running about 7.91% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Within Minnesota, pediatricians, general ranks 4 of 490 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for pediatricians, general, whose median is $226,660, the adjusted figure of $155,192 differs little from $152,735 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $228,400 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Pediatricians, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $83,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $226,660 |
| Top tenth earn over | $354,620 |
| This salary | $226,660 |
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 Minnesota | $152,735 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $167,859 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$17,547 |
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 | $205,171 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$24,106 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $226,660 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $83,920 and the ninetieth is $354,620 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $152,735 take-home in Minnesota comes from $226,660. 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 4 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $155,192, the adjusted value of that $226,660 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 4 of 490 in the state.
- The Minnesota median of $226,660 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $83,920 to $354,620. 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 $152,735, from $226,660, assumes a single Minnesota 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 4 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 13 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $155,192 — the adjusted value of that $226,660 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 4 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $83,920 and the top tenth $354,620 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Minnesota sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $155,192 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Minnesota's own levy, $152,735 remains.
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.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($83,920) and the ninetieth ($354,620) 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.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota'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 $155,192 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 $152,735 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota 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.