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Pediatricians, General salary in Boston, MA

The median pediatricians, general in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $221,170 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $12,766 a month.

10th percentile
$125,170
25th percentile
$172,100
Median percentile
$221,170
75th percentile
$324,870
90th percentile
$324,950

Based on 1,860 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$153,197 take-home a year
Gross pay$221,170
Federal income tax−$42,078
Social Security + Medicare−$14,836
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$11,059
Monthly take-home$12,766
Every two weeks$5,892

Does it go far here?

$204,284Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
16%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All pediatricians, general salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts