SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Physicians, All Other make in Chico, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Chico, CA is $334,980. The 10th percentile is $119,790 and the 90th percentile is $593,640. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$334,980

10th percentile
$119,790
25th percentile
$233,230
Median
$334,980
75th percentile
$399,280
90th percentile
$593,640
Mean
$348,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $119,790 and the 90th percentile is $593,640. The difference is $473,850, which is 141.5% 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 $233,230 to the 75th at $399,280, covers $166,050.

The mean annual wage is $348,950, which sits above the median of $334,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Chico, CA median is 26% higher than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $331,018, which is 24.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19% higher than the California median of $281,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chico, CA is 101.197, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $334,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, All Other at $331,018 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, All Other. Chico, CA ranks 3rd of 13 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).).

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 68 miles away, with a median of $308,280 and employment of 1,270. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $289,003, against $331,018 here.
  • Redding, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $287,080 and employment of 80. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $285,130, against $331,018 here.
  • Vallejo, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $194,540 and employment of 110. That median is 41.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $179,334, against $331,018 here.

Employment share

Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Chico, CA (50 of 78,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 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 Chico, CA · Physicians, All Other 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 Physicians, All Other make in Chico, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Chico, CA is $334,980. The 10th percentile is $119,790 and the 90th percentile is $593,640. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, All Other?

The local median is 26% higher than the national median of $265,930.

What is Physicians, All Other pay in Chico, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Chico, CA is 101.197, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $334,980 is $331,018. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Chico, CA compare with nearby metros for Physicians, All Other?

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 68 miles away, at $308,280. Chico, CA ranks 3rd of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.