Pediatricians, General in Washington
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$127,147
after federal, FICA and Washington tax
Tax takes
$42,393
25.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$117,119
Washington costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Washington — 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
$169,540
Kept after tax
$127,147
Worth in national money
$117,119
State rank
45
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for pediatricians, general is on the low side in Washington. The middle earner gets $169,540. That is 45 of 49 states, and about 19.28% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Washington reports, pediatricians, general comes in at 13 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $169,540 the take-home is $127,147. But Washington costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $117,119 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $201,120, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For pediatricians, general, Washington sits in the lower band at $169,540, ranking 45 of 49 and trailing the national median by about 19.28%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Pediatricians, general ranks 13 of 493 occupations by median in Washington, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Washington income tax is $127,147 for pediatricians, general, from $169,540. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $117,119. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $201,120 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 | $95,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $169,540 |
| Top tenth earn over | $299,010 |
| This salary | $169,540 |
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 Washington | $127,147 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $127,147 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,724 |
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 | $169,540 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$19,512 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Washington earn less than $169,540. The published range is $95,200 up to $299,010, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Washington the take-home figure of $127,147, from $169,540, 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 13 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $117,119 uses one figure for the whole of Washington. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 13.
- Reported values are medians; for pediatricians, general in Washington the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $95,200 to $299,010. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Washington is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $127,147 from $169,540. 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 13 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $117,119, worked from $169,540, 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 Washington address, on work sitting at 13 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $201,120, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $95,200 at the bottom tenth to $299,010 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Washington run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $117,119 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $127,147 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
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.
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 Washington is $201,120. 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 ($95,200) and the ninetieth ($299,010) 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?
Washington's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $117,119 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Washington levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $127,147 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.