Pediatricians, General Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $202K, rent takes 17.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,067/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new pediatricians, generals typically earn — is $80K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,788/month. At HUD’s $2,067/month FMR, rent would take 43% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $202K locally vs. $210K nationally, a 4% difference.

New Jersey pays $202K median vs. the U.S. average of $210K — that’s -4%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 99.34), the purchasing-power equivalent is $203K — below the national median.

The median is $201,560 a year, that works out to about $97 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $79,800, and experienced pediatricians, generals can clear $308,390. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $11,614/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,067/month, which eats 17.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

New Jersey has a Regional Price Parity of 99.34 (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 $202,899 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.