Pediatricians, General in Rhode Island
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$152,967
after federal, FICA and Rhode Island tax
Tax takes
$65,113
29.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$150,837
Rhode Island costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Rhode Island — 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
$218,080
Kept after tax
$152,967
Worth in national money
$150,837
State rank
19
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Rhode Island is 19 of 49 states for pediatricians, general, with a middle wage of $218,080. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Rhode Island this is well-paid work. Of 452 occupations with published figures in the state, pediatricians, general ranks 5 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Rhode Island costs about what the country costs, so from $218,080, take-home of $152,967 is worth roughly $150,837 in national money. The average lands at $215,550, below the middle of the range.
- Rhode Island ranks 19 of 49 for pediatricians, general at $218,080. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Rhode Island publishes a median for, pediatricians, general sits 5 of 452 — 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.
- Price parity in Rhode Island is near the national base, so for pediatricians, general, whose median is $218,080, the adjusted figure of $150,837 differs little from $152,967 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $215,550 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 | $114,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $218,080 |
| Top tenth earn over | $302,640 |
| This salary | $218,080 |
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 Rhode Island | $152,967 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $162,227 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,106 |
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 | $205,485 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$21,234 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of pediatricians, general in Rhode Island earn under $218,080 and half over. The published range runs $114,650 at the tenth percentile to $302,640 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $152,967 take-home in Rhode Island comes from $218,080. 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 5 of 452.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $150,837 uses one figure for the whole of Rhode Island. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 452 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 5.
- Figures are distribution medians for pediatricians, general in Rhode Island, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $114,650 to $302,640; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $152,967, from $218,080, assumes a single Rhode Island 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 5 of 452 locally, and the state ranks 19 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $150,837, worked from $218,080, 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 Rhode Island address, on work sitting at 5 of 452 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 $114,650 and the top tenth $302,640 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Rhode Island costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $150,837 rather than its face figure.
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 Rhode Island adds its own income tax on top — which is why $152,967 of this wage survives to your account.
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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($114,650) and the ninetieth ($302,640) 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?
Rhode Island's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $150,837 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 $152,967 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Rhode Island 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.