US Pediatrician Compensation Reaches $273,665 in Doximity’s 2026 Report
Average annual compensation for US pediatricians reached $273,665 in Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report, providing an updated national benchmark for physicians working in pediatrics.
US pediatricians recorded average annual compensation of $273,665, according to Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report.
The latest figure provides pediatricians with a specialty-specific benchmark when evaluating compensation, employment opportunities and the financial expectations associated with their practice.
Key findings
Doximity reports average annual compensation of $273,665 for pediatricians in its 2026 Physician Compensation Report.
For pediatricians, the figure provides a useful national reference point within a specialty focused on the health, development and medical care of infants, children and adolescents.
The national average should not be interpreted as the compensation every pediatrician will receive. Individual earnings can vary according to geography, experience, patient volume, clinical workload, scope of practice, practice setting and employment structure.
Pediatrician compensation reaches $273,665
The $273,665 average establishes a current national compensation benchmark for US pediatricians.
Pediatrics encompasses preventive care, diagnosis and treatment of acute illness, chronic disease management and the monitoring of physical, developmental and behavioural health throughout childhood and adolescence.
Clinical practice can include routine health examinations, vaccinations, developmental assessments and the management of a broad range of common and complex pediatric conditions.
Pediatricians may work primarily in outpatient practices or have additional responsibilities involving inpatient pediatric care, newborn services or other clinical settings.
The characteristics of individual practices can therefore differ considerably according to patient population, age mix and scope of clinical responsibility.
For pediatricians reviewing their current compensation or considering a new position, the Doximity figure provides a useful specialty-specific reference against which an individual package can be assessed.
What influences pediatrician compensation?
Pediatrics involves comprehensive care across childhood, meaning patient volume, patient mix, scope of practice and productivity expectations can all be important when evaluating individual compensation.
A pediatrician managing a large outpatient patient panel may have a different workload from one whose responsibilities also include inpatient pediatric or newborn care.
Patient complexity can also influence workload, particularly where physicians manage children with multiple chronic conditions, developmental needs or care requiring coordination with pediatric subspecialists.
Geography, experience and employment model may further influence compensation. Pediatricians can work within independent practices, physician groups, children's hospitals, health systems, academic medical centres and other pediatric healthcare organisations.
These factors mean the $273,665 national average should be treated as a benchmark rather than an expected salary for every pediatrician.
What the latest figure means for pediatricians
For US pediatricians, $273,665 provides a contemporary national reference point when benchmarking existing compensation or assessing a prospective position.
Physicians should consider headline compensation alongside expected patient volumes, appointment schedules, patient complexity, working hours, call responsibilities and productivity requirements.
The scope of the position is particularly important. Two pediatric roles can involve substantially different workloads depending on patient demographics, clinical setting and whether responsibilities extend beyond conventional outpatient pediatric care.
The latest Doximity figure therefore provides pediatricians with a useful starting point for evaluating compensation while recognising that individual earnings can differ substantially according to the clinical and contractual characteristics of a particular role.
About the data
The Doximity 2026 Physician Compensation Report provides compensation benchmarks across a wide range of US medical and surgical specialties.
The specialty figures represent average compensation and should be treated as national benchmarks. An individual pediatrician’s compensation may differ according to geography, experience, patient volume, scope of practice, clinical setting and other professional factors.
Source
Doximity. Physician Compensation Report 2026.https://www.doximity.com/reports/physician-compensation-report/2026#modal-close
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