SOC 29-1216 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $232,220. The 10th percentile is $64,010 and the 90th percentile is $340,970. Employment is 350.
Median annual wage
$232,220
- 10th percentile
- $64,010
- 25th percentile
- $69,170
- Median
- $232,220
- 75th percentile
- $317,380
- 90th percentile
- $340,970
- Mean
- $207,410
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For General Internal Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $64,010 and the 90th percentile is $340,970. The difference is $276,960, which is 119.3% 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 $69,170 to the 75th at $317,380, covers $248,210.
The mean annual wage is $207,410, which sits below the median of $232,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN median is 9.5% lower than the national median of $256,560 for General Internal Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $241,047, which is 6% 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 Tennessee median of $232,220.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $232,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General Internal Medicine Physicians at $241,047 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General Internal Medicine Physicians. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 7th of 8 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).).
- Chattanooga, TN-GA is 105 miles away, with a median of $291,200 and employment of 80. That median is 25.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $318,377, against $241,047 here.
- Jackson, TN is 123 miles away, with a median of $412,460 and employment of 160. That median is 77.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $482,285, against $241,047 here.
- Knoxville, TN is 145 miles away, with a median of $314,020 and employment of 100. That median is 35.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $339,228, against $241,047 here.
Employment share
General Internal Medicine Physicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (350 of 1,099,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.74 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $232,220. The 10th percentile is $64,010 and the 90th percentile is $340,970. Employment is 350.
How does that compare with the national median for General Internal Medicine Physicians?
The local median is 9.5% lower than the national median of $256,560.
What is General Internal Medicine Physicians pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 96.338, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $232,220 is $241,047. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN compare with nearby metros for General Internal Medicine Physicians?
Chattanooga, TN-GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 105 miles away, at $291,200. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ranks 7th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.