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

How much do General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $149,990. The 10th percentile is $59,980 and the 90th percentile is $359,200. Employment is 1,230.

Median annual wage

$149,990

10th percentile
$59,980
25th percentile
$134,440
Median
$149,990
75th percentile
$238,420
90th percentile
$359,200
Mean
$184,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For General Internal Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $59,980 and the 90th percentile is $359,200. The difference is $299,220, which is 199.5% 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 $134,440 to the 75th at $238,420, covers $103,980.

The mean annual wage is $184,440, which sits above the median of $149,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 41.5% lower than the national median of $256,560 for General Internal Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $149,544, which is 41.7% lower 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 Michigan median of $149,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $149,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General Internal Medicine Physicians at $149,544 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General Internal Medicine Physicians. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 6th of 6 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).).

  • Toledo, OH is 85 miles away, with a median of $330,220 and employment of 220. That median is 120.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $361,074, against $149,544 here.
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 129 miles away, with a median of $240,020 and employment of 60. That median is 60% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $251,209, against $149,544 here.
  • South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 163 miles away, with a median of $485,900 and employment of 140. That median is 224% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $523,272, against $149,544 here.

Employment share

General Internal Medicine Physicians accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (1,230 of 1,904,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.50 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · General Internal 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 General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $149,990. The 10th percentile is $59,980 and the 90th percentile is $359,200. Employment is 1,230.

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

The local median is 41.5% lower than the national median of $256,560.

What is General Internal Medicine Physicians pay in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $149,990 is $149,544. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI compare with nearby metros for General Internal Medicine Physicians?

Toledo, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 85 miles away, at $330,220. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.