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

How much do Pediatricians, General make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $186,620. The 10th percentile is $68,590 and the 90th percentile is $239,990. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$186,620

10th percentile
$68,590
25th percentile
$73,210
Median
$186,620
75th percentile
$239,990
90th percentile
$239,990
Mean
$168,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Pediatricians, General, the published 10th percentile is $68,590 and the 90th percentile is $239,990. The difference is $171,400, which is 91.8% 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 $73,210 to the 75th at $239,990, covers $166,780.

The mean annual wage is $168,860, which sits below the median of $186,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $210,040 for Pediatricians, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $163,479, which is 22.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Florida median of $182,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $186,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pediatricians, General at $163,479 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. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 1st 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).).

  • Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 148 miles away, with a median of $116,320. That median is 37.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,743, against $163,479 here.
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 170 miles away, with a median of $103,720. That median is 44.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,270, against $163,479 here.
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 188 miles away, with a median of $182,680 and employment of 60. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $181,068, against $163,479 here.

Employment share

Pediatricians, General accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (250 of 2,819,940). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.35 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $186,620. The 10th percentile is $68,590 and the 90th percentile is $239,990. Employment is 250.

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

The local median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $210,040.

What is Pediatricians, General pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $186,620 is $163,479. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL compare with nearby metros for Pediatricians, General?

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 148 miles away, at $116,320. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.