SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Physicians, All Other wages by metro

National median annual wage

$265,930

10th percentile
$69,170
25th percentile
$102,930
Median
$265,930
75th percentile
$378,770
90th percentile
$452,360
Mean
$262,040

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 342,720.

That median is 421.6% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Physicians, All Other.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Burlington-South Burlington, VT150$111,400$517,900$517,900
Texarkana, TX-AR90$110,520$516,930$516,930
Mansfield, OH170$170,770$478,020$538,460
Grants Pass, OR40$190,330$460,430$460,430
Bismarck, ND120$119,740$454,550$570,140
Boulder, CO110$173,990$453,460$474,550
Topeka, KS500$68,320$451,910$454,460
Portland-South Portland, ME690$211,690$442,790$442,790
Muncie, IN90$95,990$436,300$440,630
Green Bay, WI430$221,750$435,420$515,240
Lawrence, KS80$122,420$432,860$465,330
Chattanooga, TN-GA330$191,200$429,900$829,860
Decatur, ILNot available$68,860$429,340$519,240
Champaign-Urbana, IL480$148,500$423,260$474,560
Mankato, MN80$100,840$421,630$515,420
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA270$82,940$421,490$455,740
Fargo, ND-MN330$135,270$418,980$564,000
Eau Claire, WI200$228,160$418,650$491,250
Midland, TX160$169,480$417,970$470,120
Baton Rouge, LA1,060$209,630$413,620$472,910

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Physicians, All Other jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ17,210$91,310$265,930$424,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN16,950$73,430$94,820$430,240
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX13,580$44,720$222,410$452,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD11,380$75,590$245,810$391,750
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV10,650$77,430$208,710$402,900
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL7,890$50,060$232,960$409,790
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX7,010$73,390$292,490$457,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,810$79,340$196,760$451,010
Cleveland, OH6,610$62,990$248,400$452,910
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI6,580$63,990$68,220$356,820
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH6,350$79,690$229,870$440,660
Pittsburgh, PA6,260$70,850$187,680$423,340
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ5,210$75,570$301,270$518,640
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA5,170$124,470$275,080$462,410
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA4,200$123,770$323,050$391,440
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL4,190$90,210$287,200$419,430
Columbus, OH3,830$70,830$214,760$465,130
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD3,790$74,220$218,770$407,750
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN3,730$134,180$364,040$437,100
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI3,690$75,280$378,730$468,570

States and territories

State estimates for Physicians, All Other, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
North Dakota740$136,980$454,550$564,890
Montana580$236,960$438,850$442,330
Maine1,340$211,500$419,410$442,790
Wisconsin6,350$201,050$391,740$478,990
Minnesota5,350$75,280$367,320$468,570
Indiana6,760$130,110$366,190$462,610
New Hampshire1,000$131,710$361,300$412,590
Alaska270$203,020$355,100$524,990
Louisiana4,740$71,980$350,920$463,270
Oregon4,130$110,120$347,180$441,530
Vermont440$174,990$343,050$517,900
Wyoming440$156,000$342,800$466,750
Hawaii1,830$124,470$339,290$481,940
New Mexico1,930$135,220$327,670$449,310
Kentucky3,340$120,640$327,390$549,810
Arizona6,800$75,610$312,490$518,640
Washington6,300$95,230$307,170$424,410
Tennessee5,340$101,560$301,290$503,430
Idaho1,700$38,390$299,340$429,850
Colorado1,990$171,810$298,320$418,690
Delaware1,370$77,500$297,470$359,410
Ohio21,160$62,990$297,440$501,260
Iowa1,440$74,210$295,190$412,010
Nebraska1,170$80,370$290,470$456,210
New Jersey9,730$75,590$285,010$430,940
California25,530$80,590$281,590$431,980
Virginia8,480$103,490$278,530$417,070
South Carolina4,510$66,320$274,480$501,690
Alabama3,980$98,690$272,610$424,420
Texas30,720$60,600$269,800$457,450
Georgia8,580$82,350$266,880$457,060
Florida23,390$65,370$262,180$439,940
North Carolina14,080$66,740$260,330$424,760
Oklahoma2,520$58,130$259,220$421,200
West Virginia1,980$59,160$258,020$374,980
Nevada2,400$74,990$252,120$409,930
New York16,600$86,250$242,500$414,440
Massachusetts8,210$77,630$236,580$431,300
Rhode Island1,180$80,130$228,590$357,730
MississippiNot available$61,960$228,130$455,660
Utah3,510$82,330$228,060$442,310
Missouri3,990$67,070$227,980$435,150
Kansas5,230$67,750$221,540$451,910
Pennsylvania23,800$70,850$217,310$423,340
Connecticut4,700$85,910$214,990$430,830
Maryland10,340$74,230$212,080$401,890
Puerto Rico930$33,120$172,230$332,950
Michigan13,150$63,990$155,480$465,930
Arkansas4,290$58,710$136,880$402,190
Illinois20,790$71,830$132,540$452,200
District of Columbia1,960$70,530$77,430$338,940
South Dakota200Not availableNot availableNot available

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Physicians, All Other?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Physicians, All Other is $265,930. Employment is 342,720.

How does Physicians, All Other pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Physicians, All Other is 421.6% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Physicians, All Other?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Burlington-South Burlington, VT is highest on this page's list at $517,900.