physician · SOC 29-1216
General Internal Medicine Physicians
National median $256,560 / yr · 67,150 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$256,560
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
GA
Score 82 · Georgia
Top-paying metro
South Bend
$485,900 median
Top WageBench Score
82
Georgia
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 | Georgia | $425,460 | $402,485 | 5.4% | 96 | ✓ | 82 |
| #2 | North Dakota | $338,400 | $331,632 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 79 |
| #3 | South Carolina | $359,500 | $339,728 | 5.5% | 94 | ✓ | 78 |
| #4 | Wisconsin | $367,160 | $347,701 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 77 |
| #5 | Mississippi | $325,610 | $311,283 | 4.4% | 87 | ✓ | 77 |
| #6 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $340,010 | $340,010 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 76 |
| #7 | Idaho | $355,390 | $334,777 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 75 |
| #8 | Indiana | $314,390 | $304,801 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 75 |
| #9 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $379,490 | $361,464 | 4.8% | — | ✓ | 75 |
| #10 | Alabama | $311,180 | $298,733 | 4.0% | 89 | ✓ | 75 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$73,570
P25
$124,470
MEDIAN
$256,560
P75
$374,850
P90
$475,430
Hourly mean
$128
Hourly median
$123
Annual mean
$267,200
Total US jobs
67,150
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 205 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | GA | $425,460 | $402,485 | 5.4% | 96 | ✓ | 24 | 82 |
| North Dakota | ND | $338,400 | $331,632 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 79 |
| South Carolina | SC | $359,500 | $339,728 | 5.5% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 78 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $367,160 | $347,701 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 77 |
| Mississippi | MS | $325,610 | $311,283 | 4.4% | 87 | ✓ | 25 | 77 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $340,010 | $340,010 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| Idaho | ID | $355,390 | $334,777 | 5.8% | 95 | ✓ | 21 | 75 |
| Indiana | IN | $314,390 | $304,801 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 75 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $379,490 | $361,464 | 4.8% | — | ✓ | 17 | 75 |
| Alabama | AL | $311,180 | $298,733 | 4.0% | 89 | ✓ | 24 | 75 |
| Washington | WA | $340,010 | $340,010 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 74 |
| Birmingham, AL | AL | $334,100 | $320,736 | 4.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 74 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | UT | $344,220 | $328,558 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 20 | 74 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $324,150 | $324,150 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 74 |
| South Dakota | SD | $280,520 | $280,520 | 0.0% | 89 | ✓ | 22 | 74 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $322,890 | $306,746 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 74 |
| North Carolina | NC | $289,780 | $277,464 | 4.3% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 73 |
| Utah | UT | $331,720 | $316,627 | 4.5% | 99 | ✓ | 20 | 73 |
| Rhode Island | RI | $379,490 | $361,464 | 4.8% | 102 | ✓ | 17 | 73 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $299,990 | $286,790 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 72 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $291,060 | $278,690 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Colorado | CO | $299,990 | $286,790 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 71 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | $289,470 | $280,641 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $291,090 | $279,446 | 4.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 71 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $289,780 | $277,464 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
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Not published by BLS (7) — 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: Delaware, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Virginia, Wyoming.
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