If you are a pediatrician looking to find your perfect new home state, take a look into our list of the 25 best states for pediatricians.
Pediatric medicine is the practice of medicine involving children and infants. The nature of this specialization requires a level of kindness, patience, and communication skills that many other doctors may not need to utilize on their adult patients. Children (especially babies) lack the ability to self-diagnose to any degree other than a simple “my tummy hurts”, or even just cries if the child is still too young to speak. My pediatrician was wonderful, and I wish that I could still come to him with my all-too-adult problems. I am sure that he is still brightening the lives of parents and children in my hometown, supplying lollipops and coloring pages to ease the suffering of waiting an hour and a half to be seen.
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Also, if you are a prospective doctor who has not yet determined which field of medicine you should practice, feel free to take a look into our article on the 25 best states for obstetricians and gynecologists.
Deciding which states qualify as the “best” is not a simple task. Different factors matter more to different people. We decided to go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for information on the average mean wage and the number of employees in each state. We then sourced information on the cost of living index from Missouri Economic Research And Information Center. Considering all of these factors, we were able to sort our list.
Without further ado, here is our list of 25 best states for pediatricians.
25. Oklahoma
Cost of living index: 88.6
Annual mean wage: $169,760
Hourly mean wage: $81.61
Number of employees: 90
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24. Florida
Cost of living index: 99
Annual mean wage: $191,470
Hourly mean wage: $92.05
Number of employees: 1410
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23. Georgia
Cost of living index: 91.4
Annual mean wage: $178,040
Hourly mean wage: $85.59
Number of employees: 950
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22. Idaho
Cost of living index: 89.6
Annual mean wage: $175,610
Hourly mean wage: $84.42
Number of employees: 30
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21. Michigan
Cost of living index: 88.2
Annual mean wage: $176,440
Hourly mean wage: $84.82
Number of employees: 530
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20. Nevada
Cost of living index: 104.5
Annual mean wage: $209,480
Hourly mean wage: $100.71
Number of employees: 160
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19. Washington
Cost of living index: 107.1
Annual mean wage: $217,600
Hourly mean wage: $104.61
Number of employees: 180
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18. Louisiana
Cost of living index: 94.4
Annual mean wage: $191,940
Hourly mean wage: $92.27
Number of employees: 160
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17. Colorado
Cost of living index: 102.1
Annual mean wage: $207,870
Hourly mean wage: $99.93
Number of employees: 540
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16. North Carolina
Cost of living index: 94.2
Annual mean wage: $192,910
Hourly mean wage: $92.74
Number of employees: 880
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15. Alaska
Cost of living index: 131.6
Annual mean wage: $269,530
Hourly mean wage: $129.58
Number of employees: 40
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14. Texas
Cost of living index: 90.7
Annual mean wage: $186,940
Hourly mean wage: $89.87
Number of employees: 1920
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13. Minnesota
Cost of living index: 101.1
Annual mean wage: $213,840
Hourly mean wage: $102.80
Number of employees: 870
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12. Arkansas
Cost of living index: 88.5
Annual mean wage: $188,140
Hourly mean wage: $90.45
Number of employees: 130
We’re halfway through our list of best states for pediatricians, and now, let’s see the other half.
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11. Nebraska
Cost of living index: 91.3
Annual mean wage: $201,750
Hourly mean wage: $96.99
Number of employees: 230
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10. New Mexico
Cost of living index: 95.7
Annual mean wage: $212,240
Hourly mean wage: $102.03
Number of employees: 110
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9. Wisconsin
Cost of living index: 96.9
Annual mean wage: $215,470
Hourly mean wage: $103.59
Number of employees: 150
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8. Wyoming
Cost of living index: 91.7
Annual mean wage: $208,370
Hourly mean wage: $100.17
Number of employees: 40
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7. Alabama
Cost of living index: 91.2
Annual mean wage: $209,040
Hourly mean wage: $100.5
Number of employees: 360
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6. South Dakota
Cost of living index: 102.8
Annual mean wage: $237,290
Hourly mean wage: $114.08
Number of employees: 40
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5. Indiana
Cost of living index: 87.9
Annual mean wage: $207,440
Hourly mean wage: $99.73
Number of employees: 500
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4. Tennessee
Cost of living index: 89.8
Annual mean wage: $214,020
Hourly mean wage: $102.89
Number of employees: 780
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3. Montana
Cost of living index: 100.8
Annual mean wage: $244,940
Hourly mean wage: $117.75
Number of employees: 60
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2. Utah
Cost of living index: 92.8
Annual mean wage: $267,020
Hourly mean wage: $128.37
Number of employees: 250
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1. Mississippi
Cost of living index: 86
Annual mean wage: $270,430
Hourly mean wage: $130.01
Number of employees: 140
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This was our list of 25 best states for pediatricians. We hope we managed to show you some great options, and what you should expect from each state when deciding where to move.
