Obstetricians and Gynecologists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $83K, rent takes 28.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,573/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new obstetricians and gynecologists typically earn — is $72K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,320/month. At HUD’s $1,573/month FMR, rent would take 36% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 72% below the national median — $83K here vs. $293K nationally.

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands pays $83K median vs. the U.S. average of $293K — that’s -72%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 98.63), the purchasing-power equivalent is $84K — below the national median.

The median is $83,050 a year, that works out to about $40 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $72,000, and experienced obstetricians and gynecologists can clear $374,400. The mean (average) is $174,590, reflecting that some workers earn substantially more. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,568/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,573/month, which eats 28.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands has a Regional Price Parity of 98.63 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median obstetricians and gynecologists salary is worth about $84,204 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.