SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physicians, All Other make in Owensboro, KY?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Owensboro, KY is $401,180. The 10th percentile is $197,180 and the 90th percentile is $401,180. Employment is 140.
Median annual wage
$401,180
- 10th percentile
- $197,180
- 25th percentile
- $325,910
- Median
- $401,180
- 75th percentile
- $401,180
- 90th percentile
- $401,180
- Mean
- $360,910
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $197,180 and the 90th percentile is $401,180. The difference is $204,000, which is 50.8% 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 $325,910 to the 75th at $401,180, covers $75,270.
The mean annual wage is $360,910, which sits below the median of $401,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Owensboro, KY median is 50.9% higher than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $452,748, which is 70.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 22.5% higher than the Kentucky median of $327,390.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Owensboro, KY is 88.610, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $401,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, All Other at $452,748 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, All Other. Owensboro, KY ranks 4th of 19 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).).
- Evansville, IN is 36 miles away, with a median of $342,470 and employment of 220. That median is 14.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $374,170, against $452,748 here.
- Bowling Green, KY is 59 miles away, with a median of $407,570 and employment of 110. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $451,957, against $452,748 here.
- Elizabethtown, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $301,500 and employment of 60. That median is 24.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $332,884, against $452,748 here.
Employment share
Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Owensboro, KY (140 of 49,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.28 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 Owensboro, KY · 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 Owensboro, KY?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Owensboro, KY is $401,180. The 10th percentile is $197,180 and the 90th percentile is $401,180. Employment is 140.
How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, All Other?
The local median is 50.9% higher than the national median of $265,930.
What is Physicians, All Other pay in Owensboro, KY after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Owensboro, KY is 88.610, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $401,180 is $452,748. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Owensboro, KY compare with nearby metros for Physicians, All Other?
Evansville, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $342,470. Owensboro, KY ranks 4th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.