How much do General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA?

Percentile spread

For General Internal Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $105,090 and the 90th percentile is $457,570. The difference is $352,480, which is 81.8% 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 $319,300 to the 75th at $445,670, covers $126,370.

The mean annual wage is $350,220, which sits below the median of $430,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA median is 68% higher than the national median of $256,560 for General Internal Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $392,162, which is 52.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 37.3% higher than the California median of $313,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 109.896, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $430,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General Internal Medicine Physicians at $392,162 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. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ranks 1st 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).).

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $347,870. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $315,034, against $392,162 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $351,670. That median is 18.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $304,179, against $392,162 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 134 miles away, with a median of $361,590. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $338,980, against $392,162 here.