SOC 29-1215 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Family Medicine Physicians make in Iowa City, IA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians in Iowa City, IA is $208,900. The 10th percentile is $75,410 and the 90th percentile is $473,500. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$208,900

10th percentile
$75,410
25th percentile
$75,410
Median
$208,900
75th percentile
$383,860
90th percentile
$473,500
Mean
$241,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Family Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $75,410 and the 90th percentile is $473,500. The difference is $398,090, which is 190.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $75,410 to the 75th at $383,860, covers $308,450.

The mean annual wage is $241,240, which sits above the median of $208,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Iowa City, IA median is 14.4% lower than the national median of $244,180 for Family Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $228,284, which is 6.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.2% lower than the Iowa median of $265,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Iowa City, IA is 91.509, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $208,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Family Medicine Physicians at $228,284 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Family Medicine Physicians. Iowa City, IA ranks 12th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Cedar Rapids, IA is 39 miles away, with a median of $260,440 and employment of 80. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $292,751, against $228,284 here.
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 62 miles away, with a median of $293,440 and employment of 70. That median is 40.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $329,415, against $228,284 here.
  • Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is 82 miles away, with a median of $287,990 and employment of 130. That median is 37.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $330,806, against $228,284 here.

Employment share

Family Medicine Physicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Iowa City, IA (30 of 93,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (107,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.46 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Family Medicine Physicians make in Iowa City, IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians in Iowa City, IA is $208,900. The 10th percentile is $75,410 and the 90th percentile is $473,500. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Family Medicine Physicians?

The local median is 14.4% lower than the national median of $244,180.

What is Family Medicine Physicians pay in Iowa City, IA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Iowa City, IA is 91.509, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $208,900 is $228,284. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Iowa City, IA compare with nearby metros for Family Medicine Physicians?

Cedar Rapids, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $260,440. Iowa City, IA ranks 12th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.