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Pediatricians, General salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median pediatricians, general in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $176,900 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,983 a month.

10th percentile
$96,810
25th percentile
$130,600
Median percentile
$176,900
75th percentile
$256,700
90th percentile
$306,670

Based on 3,080 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

$119,794 take-home a year
Gross pay$176,900
Federal income tax−$31,190
Social Security + Medicare−$13,533
California income tax (approx.)−$12,383
Monthly take-home$9,983
Every two weeks$4,607

Does it go far here?

$155,768Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

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