SOC 29-1221 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Pediatricians, General make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $173,950. The 10th percentile is $107,990 and the 90th percentile is $275,020. Employment is 380.

Median annual wage

$173,950

10th percentile
$107,990
25th percentile
$163,510
Median
$173,950
75th percentile
$214,230
90th percentile
$275,020
Mean
$186,370

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Pediatricians, General, the published 10th percentile is $107,990 and the 90th percentile is $275,020. The difference is $167,030, which is 96.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $163,510 to the 75th at $214,230, covers $50,720.

The mean annual wage is $186,370, which sits above the median of $173,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 17.2% lower than the national median of $210,040 for Pediatricians, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $164,442, which is 21.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.4% lower than the Colorado median of $196,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $173,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pediatricians, General at $164,442 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Pediatricians, General. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Colorado Springs, CO is 43 miles away, with a median of $230,720 and employment of 80. That median is 32.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $229,100, against $164,442 here.

Employment share

Pediatricians, General accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (380 of 1,609,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Pediatricians, General by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Pediatricians, General make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $173,950. The 10th percentile is $107,990 and the 90th percentile is $275,020. Employment is 380.

How does that compare with the national median for Pediatricians, General?

The local median is 17.2% lower than the national median of $210,040.

What is Pediatricians, General pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $173,950 is $164,442. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO compare with nearby metros for Pediatricians, General?

Colorado Springs, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $230,720. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.