Pediatricians, General Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $202K, rent takes 9.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,119/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new pediatricians, generals typically earn — is $112K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $6,739/month. At HUD’s $1,119/month FMR, rent would take 17% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

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

New Mexico pays $202K median vs. the U.S. average of $210K — that’s -4%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 93.06), the purchasing-power equivalent is $217K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $202,390 a year, that works out to about $97 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $112,320, and experienced pediatricians, generals can clear $313,200. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $11,814/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,119/month, which eats 9.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

New Mexico has a Regional Price Parity of 93.06 (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 $217,483 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.