physician · SOC 29-1213
Dermatologists
National median $328,730 / yr · 11,370 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$328,730
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
WA
Score 79 · Washington
Top-paying metro
Seattle
$641,210 median
Top WageBench Score
88
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $641,210 | $641,210 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 88 |
| #2 | Washington | $526,170 | $526,170 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 79 |
| #3 | Tennessee | $433,630 | $433,630 | 0.0% | 92 | ✓ | 78 |
| #4 | New Hampshire | $516,230 | $516,230 | 0.0% | 104 | ✓ | 77 |
| #5 | Minnesota | $625,790 | $583,236 | 6.8% | 99 | — | 77 |
| #6 | Iowa | $424,970 | $408,821 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 77 |
| #7 | Arkansas | $422,060 | $407,288 | 3.5% | 87 | ✓ | 77 |
| #8 | Wisconsin | $440,710 | $417,352 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 75 |
| #9 | Alabama | $394,550 | $378,768 | 4.0% | 89 | ✓ | 75 |
| #10 | Delaware | $442,120 | $419,130 | 5.2% | 100 | ✓ | 74 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$102,810
P25
$139,990
MEDIAN
$328,730
P75
$452,450
P90
$578,560
Hourly mean
$156
Hourly median
$158
Annual mean
$323,530
Total US jobs
11,370
Every state & metro, ranked
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $641,210 | $641,210 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 88 |
| Washington | WA | $526,170 | $526,170 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 79 |
| Tennessee | TN | $433,630 | $433,630 | 0.0% | 92 | ✓ | 23 | 78 |
| New Hampshire | NH | $516,230 | $516,230 | 0.0% | 104 | ✓ | 20 | 77 |
| Minnesota | MN | $625,790 | $583,236 | 6.8% | 99 | — | 19 | 77 |
| Iowa | IA | $424,970 | $408,821 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 77 |
| Arkansas | AR | $422,060 | $407,288 | 3.5% | 87 | ✓ | 24 | 77 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $440,710 | $417,352 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 75 |
| Alabama | AL | $394,550 | $378,768 | 4.0% | 89 | ✓ | 24 | 75 |
| Delaware | DE | $442,120 | $419,130 | 5.2% | 100 | ✓ | 21 | 74 |
| Maryland | MD | $442,210 | $420,100 | 5.0% | 105 | ✓ | 24 | 74 |
| Ohio | OH | $373,640 | $362,431 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 73 |
| North Carolina | NC | $367,350 | $351,738 | 4.3% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 73 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $397,710 | $397,710 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 73 |
| Colorado | CO | $398,810 | $381,262 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 72 |
| Nebraska | NE | $359,580 | $342,320 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 20 | 71 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $336,030 | $336,030 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Illinois | IL | $435,750 | $414,180 | 5.0% | 100 | — | 23 | 68 |
| Michigan | MI | $414,910 | $397,276 | 4.3% | 96 | — | 24 | 68 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | IL | $435,750 | $414,180 | 5.0% | — | — | 23 | 68 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | NV | $419,410 | $419,410 | 0.0% | — | — | 22 | 66 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | GA | $284,630 | $269,260 | 5.4% | — | ✓ | 24 | 66 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $276,170 | $264,433 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 66 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $273,320 | $261,294 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 66 |
| Nevada | NV | $419,410 | $419,410 | 0.0% | 100 | — | 22 | 66 |
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Not published by BLS (25) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
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