SOC 29-1216 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do General Internal Medicine Physicians make in Tucson, AZ?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Tucson, AZ is $264,320. The 10th percentile is $64,110 and the 90th percentile is $351,790. Employment is 320.
Median annual wage
$264,320
- 10th percentile
- $64,110
- 25th percentile
- $179,070
- Median
- $264,320
- 75th percentile
- $264,320
- 90th percentile
- $351,790
- Mean
- $230,490
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For General Internal Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $64,110 and the 90th percentile is $351,790. The difference is $287,680, which is 108.8% 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 $179,070 to the 75th at $264,320, covers $85,250.
The mean annual wage is $230,490, which sits below the median of $264,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Tucson, AZ median is 3% higher than the national median of $256,560 for General Internal Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $272,787, which is 6.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.9% higher than the Arizona median of $259,320.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tucson, AZ is 96.896, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $264,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts General Internal Medicine Physicians at $272,787 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for General Internal Medicine Physicians. Tucson, AZ ranks 1st of 3 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).).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $259,320 and employment of 1,960. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $250,997, against $272,787 here.
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 179 miles away, with a median of $68,870 and employment of 170. That median is 73.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,093, against $272,787 here.
Employment share
General Internal Medicine Physicians accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Tucson, AZ (320 of 389,630). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.90 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 Tucson, AZ · 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 Tucson, AZ?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Tucson, AZ is $264,320. The 10th percentile is $64,110 and the 90th percentile is $351,790. Employment is 320.
How does that compare with the national median for General Internal Medicine Physicians?
The local median is 3% higher than the national median of $256,560.
What is General Internal Medicine Physicians pay in Tucson, AZ after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tucson, AZ is 96.896, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $264,320 is $272,787. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Tucson, AZ compare with nearby metros for General Internal Medicine Physicians?
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $259,320. Tucson, AZ ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.