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What pediatricians make

Typical

$210,040

Part-time or academic

$91,470

Practice owner or high volume

$338,500

The national median is $210,040 a year, with the bottom tenth near $91,470. That is real money, but it is near the bottom of physician pay. The survey counts employed pediatricians, and those in private partnerships are not counted at all.