Healthcare · 58 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Pediatrician (2025)

The median Pediatrician salary is $395,040 in Sacramento, CA, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Sacramento, CA offers the best purchasing power at $316,792 adjusted.

The 58 cities below are ranked by median wage for Pediatrician, drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Pediatrician relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$201,922

National Median

$395,040

Highest City

$71,000

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	Sacramento, CA	$395,040	$239,060, $395,050	124.7	$316,792	100
2	Bakersfield, CA	$290,420	$93,350, $375,700	100.6	$288,688	70
3	Fresno, CA	$289,290	$77,030, $372,460	105.5	$274,209	410
4	Milwaukee, WI	$276,470	$204,660, $331,860	97.4	$283,850	60
5	Kansas City, MO	$271,410	$134,310, $302,830	95.4	$284,497	70
6	Des Moines, IA	$271,190	$71,170, $325,380	93.3	$290,665	90
7	San Diego, CA	$262,650	$158,110, $358,320	160.2	$163,951	630
8	Anchorage, AK	$251,830	$224,040, $362,690	127	$198,291	50
9	Dallas, TX	$242,160	$133,290, $367,600	104.1	$232,622	340
10	Oklahoma City, OK	$236,780	$162,960, $302,540	86.5	$273,734	140
11	Phoenix, AZ	$233,950	$111,020, $408,620	100.7	$232,324	1,080
12	Colorado Springs, CO	$230,720	$158,430, $296,090	104.5	$220,785	80
13	Wichita, KS	$228,820	$195,350, $310,110	84	$272,405	50
14	Greenville, SC	$227,540	$119,020, $323,550	90.1	$252,542	180
15	Philadelphia, PA	$226,440	$121,340, $375,010	118.4	$191,250	870
16	Minneapolis, MN	$226,280	$83,920, $315,930	106.2	$213,070	600
17	St. Louis, MO	$223,910	$65,700, $344,020	90	$248,789	320
18	Boston, MA	$221,170	$125,170, $324,950	152.1	$145,411	1,860
19	Bridgeport, CT	$220,030	$128,930, $337,720	137.5	$160,022	370
20	Providence, RI	$218,080	$124,580, $302,640	119.4	$182,647	280
21	Detroit, MI	$218,000	$105,180, $307,250	95.1	$229,232	730
22	Charlotte, NC	$217,670	$98,790, $329,020	96.7	$225,098	170
23	Cincinnati, OH	$216,750	$83,340, $287,840	91.2	$237,664	420
24	New York, NY	$216,040	$82,210, $343,610	187.2	$115,406	4,510
25	Raleigh, NC	$214,680	$100,250, $321,330	99.8	$215,110	220
26	Albuquerque, NM	$214,520	$133,990, $313,200	94	$228,213	140
27	Buffalo, NY	$214,480	$123,850, $548,850	92.5	$231,870	140
28	Portland, OR	$212,660	$126,610, $312,530	130.1	$163,459	480
29	San Antonio, TX	$212,640	$120,520, $303,820	91.5	$232,393	230
30	Hartford, CT	$211,230	$66,930, $328,620	112.6	$187,593	470
31	Pittsburgh, PA	$208,050	$192,300, $293,270	92.3	$225,406	340
32	Tulsa, OK	$208,040	$179,230, $376,880	86.8	$239,677	120
33	San Francisco, CA	$207,450	$102,600, $447,610	179.6	$115,507	810
34	Birmingham, AL	$189,650	$177,950, $258,580	90.4	$209,790	80
35	Chicago, IL	$188,340	$106,520, $379,260	107.3	$175,527	860
36	Miami, FL	$186,620	$68,590, $239,990	123.1	$151,600	250
37	Tucson, AZ	$183,400	$101,750, $297,230	95.4	$192,243	80
38	Tampa, FL	$182,680	$67,220, $200,350	99.6	$183,414	60
39	Los Angeles, CA	$176,900	$96,810, $306,670	166	$106,566	3,080
40	Nashville, TN	$176,210	$69,110, $380,010	100.3	$175,683	400
41	Austin, TX	$175,680	$93,590, $211,680	103	$170,563	0
42	Denver, CO	$173,950	$107,990, $275,020	112.8	$154,211	380
43	Salt Lake City, UT	$172,850	$115,870, $316,490	101.4	$170,464	110
44	Washington, DC	$172,520	$79,240, $354,030	152.8	$112,906	550
45	Indianapolis, IN	$170,020	$140,450, $276,030	90.1	$188,701	920
46	Memphis, TN	$168,200	$165,170, $376,660	84	$200,238	120
47	Richmond, VA	$165,370	$143,580, $352,200	102.1	$161,969	130
48	Seattle, WA	$165,350	$94,300, $295,440	149.4	$110,676	320
49	Lexington, KY	$165,300	$65,160, $338,450	91.3	$181,051	250
50	Knoxville, TN	$164,720	$164,720, $232,030	90.3	$182,414	0
51	Baltimore, MD	$160,160	$132,480, $245,650	114.2	$140,245	420
52	Atlanta, GA	$149,990	$87,480, $276,760	99.2	$151,200	0
53	Rochester, NY	$124,990	$67,690, $214,130	92.9	$134,543	190
54	Houston, TX	$124,190	$73,300, $377,000	96.5	$128,694	1,040
55	Albany, NY	$107,700	$75,490, $272,090	100.7	$106,951	110
56	Orlando, FL	$103,720	$67,090, $198,370	103.1	$100,601	0
57	Madison, WI	$75,590	$75,590, $327,540	103.8	$72,823	100
58	Little Rock, AR	$71,000	$64,090, $310,750	88.2	$80,499	30

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Pediatrician paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Sacramento, CA	$316,792	$395,040	124.7
2	Des Moines, IA	$290,665	$271,190	93.3
3	Bakersfield, CA	$288,688	$290,420	100.6
4	Kansas City, MO	$284,497	$271,410	95.4
5	Milwaukee, WI	$283,850	$276,470	97.4
6	Fresno, CA	$274,209	$289,290	105.5
7	Oklahoma City, OK	$273,734	$236,780	86.5
8	Wichita, KS	$272,405	$228,820	84
9	Greenville, SC	$252,542	$227,540	90.1
10	St. Louis, MO	$248,789	$223,910	90
11	Tulsa, OK	$239,677	$208,040	86.8
12	Cincinnati, OH	$237,664	$216,750	91.2
13	Dallas, TX	$232,622	$242,160	104.1
14	San Antonio, TX	$232,393	$212,640	91.5
15	Phoenix, AZ	$232,324	$233,950	100.7
16	Buffalo, NY	$231,870	$214,480	92.5
17	Detroit, MI	$229,232	$218,000	95.1
18	Albuquerque, NM	$228,213	$214,520	94
19	Pittsburgh, PA	$225,406	$208,050	92.3
20	Charlotte, NC	$225,098	$217,670	96.7
21	Colorado Springs, CO	$220,785	$230,720	104.5
22	Raleigh, NC	$215,110	$214,680	99.8
23	Minneapolis, MN	$213,070	$226,280	106.2
24	Birmingham, AL	$209,790	$189,650	90.4
25	Memphis, TN	$200,238	$168,200	84
26	Anchorage, AK	$198,291	$251,830	127
27	Tucson, AZ	$192,243	$183,400	95.4
28	Philadelphia, PA	$191,250	$226,440	118.4
29	Indianapolis, IN	$188,701	$170,020	90.1
30	Hartford, CT	$187,593	$211,230	112.6
31	Tampa, FL	$183,414	$182,680	99.6
32	Providence, RI	$182,647	$218,080	119.4
33	Knoxville, TN	$182,414	$164,720	90.3
34	Lexington, KY	$181,051	$165,300	91.3
35	Nashville, TN	$175,683	$176,210	100.3
36	Chicago, IL	$175,527	$188,340	107.3
37	Austin, TX	$170,563	$175,680	103
38	Salt Lake City, UT	$170,464	$172,850	101.4
39	San Diego, CA	$163,951	$262,650	160.2
40	Portland, OR	$163,459	$212,660	130.1
41	Richmond, VA	$161,969	$165,370	102.1
42	Bridgeport, CT	$160,022	$220,030	137.5
43	Denver, CO	$154,211	$173,950	112.8
44	Miami, FL	$151,600	$186,620	123.1
45	Atlanta, GA	$151,200	$149,990	99.2
46	Boston, MA	$145,411	$221,170	152.1
47	Baltimore, MD	$140,245	$160,160	114.2
48	Rochester, NY	$134,543	$124,990	92.9
49	Houston, TX	$128,694	$124,190	96.5
50	San Francisco, CA	$115,507	$207,450	179.6
51	New York, NY	$115,406	$216,040	187.2
52	Washington, DC	$112,906	$172,520	152.8
53	Seattle, WA	$110,676	$165,350	149.4
54	Albany, NY	$106,951	$107,700	100.7
55	Los Angeles, CA	$106,566	$176,900	166
56	Orlando, FL	$100,601	$103,720	103.1
57	Little Rock, AR	$80,499	$71,000	88.2
58	Madison, WI	$72,823	$75,590	103.8

Frequently Asked Questions

Sacramento, CA pays the highest median Pediatrician salary at $395,040. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Sacramento, CA offers the most purchasing power at $316,792 adjusted.

The national median Pediatrician salary is $201,922 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $71,000 to $395,040 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.