SOC 29-1221 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Pediatricians, General make in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is $116,320. The 10th percentile is $93,350 and the 90th percentile is $210,010. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$116,320
- 10th percentile
- $93,350
- 25th percentile
- $93,350
- Median
- $116,320
- 75th percentile
- $210,010
- 90th percentile
- $210,010
- Mean
- $149,270
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Pediatricians, General, the published 10th percentile is $93,350 and the 90th percentile is $210,010. The difference is $116,660, which is 100.3% 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 $93,350 to the 75th at $210,010, covers $116,660.
The mean annual wage is $149,270, which sits above the median of $116,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL median is 44.6% lower than the national median of $210,040 for Pediatricians, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $119,743, which is 43% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 36.1% lower than the Florida median of $182,010.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 97.141, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $116,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pediatricians, General at $119,743 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. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ranks 3rd 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).).
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 39 miles away, with a median of $103,720. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,270, against $119,743 here.
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $182,680 and employment of 60. That median is 57% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $181,068, against $119,743 here.
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 148 miles away, with a median of $186,620 and employment of 250. That median is 60.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $163,479, against $119,743 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is $116,320. The 10th percentile is $93,350 and the 90th percentile is $210,010.
How does that compare with the national median for Pediatricians, General?
The local median is 44.6% lower than the national median of $210,040.
What is Pediatricians, General pay in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 97.141, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $116,320 is $119,743. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL compare with nearby metros for Pediatricians, General?
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $103,720. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.