Pediatricians, General in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$169,979
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$64,971
27.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$191,911
North Dakota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Dakota — 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
$234,950
Kept after tax
$169,979
Worth in national money
$191,911
State rank
11
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is one of the better-paying states for pediatricians, general. The middle earner takes $234,950, which ranks 11 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 11.86% above the national middle.
- Within North Dakota this is well-paid work. Of 460 occupations with published figures in the state, pediatricians, general ranks 3 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where North Dakota does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $234,950 you keep $169,979, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $191,911 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $242,000, because the best-paid pull it up.
- North Dakota ranks 11 of 49 states publishing a median for pediatricians, general, at $234,950 — about 11.86% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation North Dakota publishes a median for, pediatricians, general sits 3 of 460 — 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 federal, FICA and North Dakota income tax, retained pay for pediatricians, general on $234,950 is $169,979. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $191,911 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $242,000 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Pediatricians, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $155,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $234,950 |
| Top tenth earn over | $291,110 |
| This salary | $234,950 |
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 North Dakota | $169,979 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $173,302 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$13,571 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $229,889 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$20,088 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $234,950 as a midpoint for North Dakota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $155,320 and the ninetieth is $291,110 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $169,979, from $234,950, 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 3 of 460 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of North Dakota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $191,911, the adjusted value of that $234,950 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 3 of 460 in the state.
- The North Dakota median of $234,950 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $155,320 to $291,110. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $169,979 from $234,950. 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 3 of 460 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for North Dakota, so $191,911 — the adjusted value of that $234,950 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 3 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $242,000 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $155,320 at the tenth percentile, $291,110 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $191,911.
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; North Dakota then takes its own share, leaving $169,979.
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 North Dakota is $242,000. 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 ($155,320 to $291,110) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to North Dakota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Dakota'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 $191,911 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 $169,979 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Dakota 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.