physician · SOC 29-1215
Family Medicine Physicians
National median $244,180 / yr · 107,510 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$244,180
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
RI
Score 81 · Rhode Island
Top-paying metro
Oklahoma City
$481,870 median
Top WageBench Score
85
Oklahoma City, OK
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 | Oklahoma City, OK | $481,870 | $460,186 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 85 |
| #2 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $438,290 | $417,471 | 4.8% | — | ✓ | 81 |
| #3 | Rhode Island | $467,160 | $444,970 | 4.8% | 102 | ✓ | 81 |
| #4 | Oklahoma | $361,350 | $345,089 | 4.5% | 88 | ✓ | 79 |
| #5 | Montana | $330,760 | $313,560 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 76 |
| #6 | Idaho | $347,160 | $327,025 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 76 |
| #7 | North Dakota | $280,100 | $274,498 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 75 |
| #8 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $341,680 | $333,138 | 2.5% | — | ✓ | 74 |
| #9 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $307,400 | $292,030 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 74 |
| #10 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $306,190 | $306,190 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 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
$76,830
P25
$162,420
MEDIAN
$244,180
P75
$334,270
P90
$428,550
Hourly mean
$123
Hourly median
$117
Annual mean
$255,820
Total US jobs
107,510
Every state & metro, ranked
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $481,870 | $460,186 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 21 | 85 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $438,290 | $417,471 | 4.8% | — | ✓ | 17 | 81 |
| Rhode Island | RI | $467,160 | $444,970 | 4.8% | 102 | ✓ | 17 | 81 |
| Oklahoma | OK | $361,350 | $345,089 | 4.5% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 79 |
| Montana | MT | $330,760 | $313,560 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 22 | 76 |
| Idaho | ID | $347,160 | $327,025 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| North Dakota | ND | $280,100 | $274,498 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 75 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $341,680 | $333,138 | 2.5% | — | ✓ | 21 | 74 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $307,400 | $292,030 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 74 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $306,190 | $306,190 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 74 |
| Pennsylvania | PA | $306,030 | $296,635 | 3.1% | 98 | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $315,620 | $306,151 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 73 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | FL | $321,550 | $321,550 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 73 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $290,640 | $275,236 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| West Virginia | WV | $272,680 | $259,591 | 4.8% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| Iowa | IA | $265,200 | $255,122 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 72 |
| Utah | UT | $297,510 | $283,973 | 4.5% | 99 | ✓ | 20 | 72 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $294,430 | $285,391 | 3.1% | — | ✓ | 21 | 72 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | $287,130 | $278,373 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| Wyoming | WY | $264,580 | $264,580 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | UT | $296,510 | $283,019 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 20 | 72 |
| Arizona | AZ | $292,760 | $285,441 | 2.5% | 101 | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $287,350 | $272,120 | 5.3% | — | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $280,050 | $268,848 | 4.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Indiana | IN | $261,940 | $253,951 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
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Employer benchmark
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