National benchmark cells
Pediatrics — General
18 published national cells for Pediatrics — General. Every cell rests on 5 or more underlying records and carries its year and record count. How these numbers are built.
National benchmarks
2025 national physician compensation data — full-time, incumbent physicians unless the metric row states otherwise (newly hired, academic). Percentiles are national; each row carries its record count.
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total compensation ($/yr)National benchmarks | $222,847 | $264,322 | $321,836 | — | 3594 | 2025 |
| Base salary ($/yr)National benchmarks | $188,823 | $228,805 | $268,503 | — | 2714 | 2025 |
| Bonus and incentive pay ($/yr)National benchmarks | $14,033 | $29,452 | $47,353 | — | 396 | 2025 |
| Annual wRVUsNational benchmarks | 4,279 | 5,555 | 6,949 | — | 2473 | 2025 |
| Pay per wRVU ($/wRVU)National benchmarks | $39.73 | $47.95 | $59.37 | — | 2478 | 2025 |
| Total compensation — newly hired, year 1 ($/yr)National benchmarks | $159,030 | $200,000 | $235,000 | — | 256 | 2025 |
| Total compensation — academic ($/yr)National benchmarks | $170,223 | $203,762 | $247,778 | — | 489 | 2025 |
| On-call pay ($/yr)National benchmarks | $2,500 | $15,298 | $39,738 | $57,148 | 135 | 2025 |
| On-call daily rate ($/day)National benchmarks | $300 | $500 | $883 | — | 52 | 2025 |
| On-call weekend rate ($/day)National benchmarks | $678 | $830 | $1,200 | — | 39 | 2025 |
| On-call holiday rate ($/day)National benchmarks | $500 | $900 | $1,080 | — | 38 | 2025 |
Corroborating comparisons
Each comparison family answers a narrower question than the national benchmarks above. Offered wages skew toward specific employer types, while service volumes are productivity proxies. These are cross-checks, not replacements.
Offered base salary comparisons
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offered base salary ($/yr)Public record | $175,598 | $217,037 | $262,190 | — | 169 | 2026 |
| Offered base salary ($/yr)Public record | $188,354 | $226,250 | $244,548 | — | 48 | 2025 |
State and national wage comparisons
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual wage ($/yr)Public record | $138,290 | $210,040 | $273,700 | $338,500 | 39390 | 2025 |
Service volume and payments — productivity proxies
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual wrvus medicarePublic record | 70 | 230 | 617 | — | 1309 | 2024 |
| Payments per clinician ($/yr)Public record | $3,092 | $9,492 | $27,846 | — | 1774 | 2024 |
| Services per clinician (yr)Public record | 52 | 148 | 498 | — | 1774 | 2024 |
Other published cells
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total compensation ($/yr)Public record | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 |
Where does your rate land in these distributions
Enter one pay rate and get a percentile placement against the cells above — national benchmarks first, corroborating cells when no matching national metric exists.