SOC 29-1216 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $236,920. The 10th percentile is $85,140 and the 90th percentile is $490,940. Employment is 290.

Median annual wage

$236,920

10th percentile
$85,140
25th percentile
$171,570
Median
$236,920
75th percentile
$337,800
90th percentile
$490,940
Mean
$264,880

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For General Internal Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $85,140 and the 90th percentile is $490,940. The difference is $405,800, which is 171.3% 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 $171,570 to the 75th at $337,800, covers $166,230.

The mean annual wage is $264,880, which sits above the median of $236,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 7.7% lower than the national median of $256,560 for General Internal Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $248,422, which is 3.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% lower than the Ohio median of $249,990.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $236,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General Internal Medicine Physicians at $248,422 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General Internal Medicine Physicians. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 9th of 12 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).).

  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $107,480. That median is 54.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,951, against $248,422 here.
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY is 67 miles away, with a median of $180,790 and employment of 470. That median is 23.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $194,630, against $248,422 here.
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $291,090 and employment of 260. That median is 22.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $312,751, against $248,422 here.

Employment share

General Internal Medicine Physicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (290 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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 General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $236,920. The 10th percentile is $85,140 and the 90th percentile is $490,940. Employment is 290.

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

The local median is 7.7% lower than the national median of $256,560.

What is General Internal Medicine Physicians pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $236,920 is $248,422. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compare with nearby metros for General Internal Medicine Physicians?

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $107,480. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 9th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.