Systems and methods for providing a write pole pedestal for microwave assisted magnetic recording systems are provided. One such system includes a magnetic transducer for microwave assisted magnetic recording, the magnetic transducer including a pole including a leading edge and a trailing edge, a trailing shield positioned closer to the pole trailing edge than the pole leading edge, and an energy transducer positioned between the pole trailing edge and the trailing shield, where a trailing parallel side of the trapezoid is smaller than a leading parallel side of the trapezoid.