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Pediatricians, General salary in Houston, TX

The median pediatricians, general in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $124,190 a year, 41% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,012 a month.

10th percentile
$73,300
25th percentile
$94,500
Median percentile
$124,190
75th percentile
$173,360
90th percentile
$377,000

Based on 1,040 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

$96,150 take-home a year
Gross pay$124,190
Federal income tax−$18,540
Social Security + Medicare−$9,501
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,012
Every two weeks$3,698

Does it go far here?

$125,916Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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