SOC 29-1215 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Family Medicine Physicians make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $218,830. The 10th percentile is $197,210 and the 90th percentile is $283,640. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$218,830
- 10th percentile
- $197,210
- 25th percentile
- $215,230
- Median
- $218,830
- 75th percentile
- $238,450
- 90th percentile
- $283,640
- Mean
- $233,220
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Family Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $197,210 and the 90th percentile is $283,640. The difference is $86,430, which is 39.5% 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 $215,230 to the 75th at $238,450, covers $23,220.
The mean annual wage is $233,220, which sits above the median of $218,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $244,180 for Family Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $222,939, which is 8.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.7% higher than the North Carolina median of $215,230.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $218,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Family Medicine Physicians at $222,939 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. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 8th 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).).
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $220,840. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $226,335, against $222,939 here.
- Fayetteville, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $204,470 and employment of 50. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $222,303, against $222,939 here.
- Greensboro-High Point, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $207,820 and employment of 100. That median is 5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $223,787, against $222,939 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Raleigh-Cary, NC · Family Medicine Physicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Family Medicine Physicians make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $218,830. The 10th percentile is $197,210 and the 90th percentile is $283,640.
How does that compare with the national median for Family Medicine Physicians?
The local median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $244,180.
What is Family Medicine Physicians pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $218,830 is $222,939. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Raleigh-Cary, NC compare with nearby metros for Family Medicine Physicians?
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $220,840. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 8th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.