How much do Family Medicine Physicians make in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?

Percentile spread

For Family Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $165,990 and the 90th percentile is $446,730. The difference is $280,740, which is 96.2% 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 $266,520 to the 75th at $420,170, covers $153,650.

The mean annual wage is $311,700, which sits above the median of $291,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median is 19.5% higher than the national median of $244,180 for Family Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $265,597, which is 8.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.8% higher than the California median of $252,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 109.896, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $291,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Family Medicine Physicians at $265,597 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Family Medicine Physicians. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ranks 8th of 16 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).).

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $351,760 and employment of 1,120. That median is 20.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $318,557, against $265,597 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $304,560 and employment of 2,170. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $263,431, against $265,597 here.
• Salinas, CA is 66 miles away, with a median of $410,370 and employment of 320. That median is 40.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $376,341, against $265,597 here.