How much do Pediatricians, General make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Pediatricians, General, the published 10th percentile is $73,300 and the 90th percentile is $377,000. The difference is $303,700, which is 244.5% 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 $94,500 to the 75th at $173,360, covers $78,860.

The mean annual wage is $167,810, which sits above the median of $124,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 40.9% lower than the national median of $210,040 for Pediatricians, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $125,916, which is 40.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 28.4% lower than the Texas median of $173,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pediatricians, General at $125,916 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pediatricians, General. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $175,680. That median is 41.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $179,145, against $125,916 here.
• Corpus Christi, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $148,320. That median is 19.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $160,050, against $125,916 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 198 miles away, with a median of $212,640 and employment of 230. That median is 71.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $224,503, against $125,916 here.

Employment share

Pediatricians, General accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (1,040 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.25 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.