SOC 29-1216 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $303,980. The 10th percentile is $76,250 and the 90th percentile is $500,690. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$303,980
- 10th percentile
- $76,250
- 25th percentile
- $179,380
- Median
- $303,980
- 75th percentile
- $356,240
- 90th percentile
- $500,690
- Mean
- $276,260
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For General Internal Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $76,250 and the 90th percentile is $500,690. The difference is $424,440, which is 139.6% 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 $179,380 to the 75th at $356,240, covers $176,860.
The mean annual wage is $276,260, which sits below the median of $303,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 18.5% higher than the national median of $256,560 for General Internal Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $267,668, which is 4.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.2% lower than the California median of $313,890.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $303,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General Internal Medicine Physicians at $267,668 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General Internal Medicine Physicians. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 3rd of 7 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).).
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $314,720. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $284,727, against $267,668 here.
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $81,550 and employment of 150. That median is 73.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,955, against $267,668 here.
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $282,200. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $252,219, against $267,668 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $303,980. The 10th percentile is $76,250 and the 90th percentile is $500,690.
How does that compare with the national median for General Internal Medicine Physicians?
The local median is 18.5% higher than the national median of $256,560.
What is General Internal Medicine Physicians pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $303,980 is $267,668. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA compare with nearby metros for General Internal Medicine Physicians?
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $314,720. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 3rd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.