Pediatricians, General in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$156,877
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$61,094
28.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$170,867
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — 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
$217,970
Kept after tax
$156,877
Worth in national money
$170,867
State rank
20
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays pediatricians, general around $217,970 at the midpoint, 20 of 49 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Ohio. It ranks 4 out of 494 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Ohio is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $217,970 the take-home is $156,877; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $170,867 would nationally. The average comes to $223,710, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For pediatricians, general the Ohio median is $217,970, ranking 20 of 49 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Ohio, pediatricians, general ranks 4 of 494 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.
- Post-tax income for pediatricians, general in Ohio, on $217,970, is $156,877 — equivalent to $170,867 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 $223,710 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 | $163,780 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $217,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $296,660 |
| This salary | $217,970 |
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 Ohio | $156,877 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $162,154 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,999 |
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 | $210,794 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,919 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Ohio earn less than $217,970. The published range is $163,780 up to $296,660, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $156,877, from $217,970, 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 4 of 494 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $170,867, the adjusted value of that $217,970 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Ohio. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 4 of 494 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for pediatricians, general in Ohio the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $163,780 to $296,660. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $156,877 from $217,970. 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 4 of 494 locally.
- This $170,867 adjusted figure, worked from $217,970, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 4 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 4 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $163,780 at the tenth percentile, $296,660 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 $170,867.
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; Ohio then takes its own share, leaving $156,877.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($163,780 to $296,660) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio'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 $170,867 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 $156,877 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio 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.