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

How much do General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Columbus, OH is $249,990. The 10th percentile is $203,200 and the 90th percentile is $461,360. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$249,990

10th percentile
$203,200
25th percentile
$249,990
Median
$249,990
75th percentile
$249,990
90th percentile
$461,360
Mean
$268,650

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For General Internal Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $203,200 and the 90th percentile is $461,360. The difference is $258,160, which is 103.3% 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 $249,990 to the 75th at $249,990, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $268,650, which sits above the median of $249,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $256,560 for General Internal Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $261,855, which is 2.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Ohio median of $249,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $249,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General Internal Medicine Physicians at $261,855 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General Internal Medicine Physicians. Columbus, OH ranks 7th of 13 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 70 miles away, with a median of $107,480. That median is 57% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,951, against $261,855 here.
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $236,920 and employment of 290. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $248,422, against $261,855 here.
  • Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $321,150 and employment of 30. That median is 28.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $363,201, against $261,855 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Columbus, OH is $249,990. The 10th percentile is $203,200 and the 90th percentile is $461,360.

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

The local median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $256,560.

What is General Internal Medicine Physicians pay in Columbus, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $249,990 is $261,855. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Columbus, OH 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, 70 miles away, at $107,480. Columbus, OH ranks 7th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.