Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan. On this day in 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan in perhaps the most memorable speech of his career. The speech, in which he called Japanâs act a âdeliberate deception,â received thunderous applause from Congress and, soon after, the United States officially entered the Second...
How much does a pediatrician make? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says the median hourly wage of a general pediatrician in 2012 was more than $74 an hour, or nearly $155,000 a year. Most pediatricians work in private physician offices and deal with fairly long work days and demanding schedules.
The profession requires a doctorate as well as internship and residency, and earnings are commensurate with a pediatrician's experience, education and training. National Averages Pediatricians in the United States earn an average annual salary of $168,650, according to May 2011 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The lowest 10 percent of pediatricians reported income of $85,850 or less per year. States with Highest Averages. When it comes to salaries, location is an important factor. According to the BLS, pediatricians earned the highest average salary in Nebraska, with annual average wages of $217,270. Pediatricians in Montana earned slightly less, averaging $216,050 per year. In Oregon, these physicians earned an average of $212,800 per year, and in South Dakota, their average salary was $211,550.