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

How much do Pediatricians, General make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $262,650. The 10th percentile is $158,110 and the 90th percentile is $358,320. Employment is 630.

Median annual wage

$262,650

10th percentile
$158,110
25th percentile
$214,140
Median
$262,650
75th percentile
$301,270
90th percentile
$358,320
Mean
$252,980

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Pediatricians, General, the published 10th percentile is $158,110 and the 90th percentile is $358,320. The difference is $200,210, which is 76.2% 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 $214,140 to the 75th at $301,270, covers $87,130.

The mean annual wage is $252,980, which sits below the median of $262,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 25% higher than the national median of $210,040 for Pediatricians, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $234,746, which is 11.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.7% higher than the California median of $214,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $262,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pediatricians, General at $234,746 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pediatricians, General. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $176,900 and employment of 3,080. That median is 32.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $155,768, against $234,746 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 196 miles away, with a median of $290,420 and employment of 70. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $287,869, against $234,746 here.

Employment share

Pediatricians, General accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (630 of 1,538,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.62 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pediatricians, General in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $262,650. The 10th percentile is $158,110 and the 90th percentile is $358,320. Employment is 630.

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

The local median is 25% higher than the national median of $210,040.

What is Pediatricians, General pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $262,650 is $234,746. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA compare with nearby metros for Pediatricians, General?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 110 miles away, at $176,900. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.