I'm not sure why you are getting down voted. I work in the Pediatrics field. We are less paid than almost every single specialty. You would think insurance companies, for instance, would want to address problems from the earliest moment they could to prevent issues down the road. More issues down the road would require insurance companies to spend more money in the future, something insurance companies notoriously hate. Investing in children when they're children prevents so many health problems in the future.

Take physicians for instance. In 2020, pediatricians (primary care - children) were averaging around $220K; primary care for adults, while still low, still managed to squeak ahead. Some of the lowest paid states for pediatricians saw this salary drop to $120K.

You'd think subspecialtities like pediatric oncology would be paid relatively well given the specialization, right? No; in most circumstances, they barely make more than primary care.

Nursing, RT, CNA, Rad Tech, Child Life.... if it's in the Pediatric world, it's often paid less than other medical specialities. A few places across America may be different, but overall, this has been the case in the majority of places I've looked into.

Sucks. End of story.