Pediatricians, General Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $224K, rent takes 8.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,097/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new pediatricians, generals typically earn — is $66K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,951/month. At HUD’s $1,097/month FMR, rent would take 28% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $224K locally vs. $210K nationally, a 7% difference.

Missouri pays $224K median vs. the U.S. average of $210K — that’s +7%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 88.97), the purchasing-power equivalent is $252K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $223,910 a year, that works out to about $108 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $65,850, and experienced pediatricians, generals can clear $344,020. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $12,973/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,097/month, which eats 8.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Missouri has a Regional Price Parity of 88.97 (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 pediatricians, general salary is worth about $251,669 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.