physician · SOC 29-1217
Neurologists
National median $248,560 / yr · 10,590 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$248,560
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
AZ
Score 80 · Arizona
Top-paying metro
Memphis
$535,950 median
Top WageBench Score
88
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
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 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $535,950 | $535,950 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 88 |
| #2 | Arizona | $409,610 | $399,370 | 2.5% | 101 | ✓ | 80 |
| #3 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $409,610 | $399,370 | 2.5% | — | ✓ | 79 |
| #4 | Texas | $360,640 | $360,640 | 0.0% | 97 | ✓ | 79 |
| #5 | Kentucky | $338,850 | $325,296 | 4.0% | 90 | ✓ | 78 |
| #6 | Vermont | $434,730 | $406,038 | 6.6% | 98 | ✓ | 78 |
| #7 | South Carolina | $352,680 | $333,283 | 5.5% | 94 | ✓ | 78 |
| #8 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $365,500 | $354,352 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 78 |
| #9 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $376,490 | $359,360 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 77 |
| #10 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $360,640 | $360,640 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 77 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$83,370
P25
$155,990
MEDIAN
$248,560
P75
$357,990
P90
$450,780
Hourly mean
$129
Hourly median
$120
Annual mean
$267,630
Total US jobs
10,590
Every state & metro, ranked
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $535,950 | $535,950 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 88 |
| Arizona | AZ | $409,610 | $399,370 | 2.5% | 101 | ✓ | 21 | 80 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $409,610 | $399,370 | 2.5% | — | ✓ | 21 | 79 |
| Texas | TX | $360,640 | $360,640 | 0.0% | 97 | ✓ | 23 | 79 |
| Kentucky | KY | $338,850 | $325,296 | 4.0% | 90 | ✓ | 23 | 78 |
| Vermont | VT | $434,730 | $406,038 | 6.6% | 98 | ✓ | 14 | 78 |
| South Carolina | SC | $352,680 | $333,283 | 5.5% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 78 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | $365,500 | $354,352 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 78 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | UT | $376,490 | $359,360 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 20 | 77 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $360,640 | $360,640 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 77 |
| Arkansas | AR | $317,880 | $306,754 | 3.5% | 87 | ✓ | 24 | 77 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $356,250 | $340,575 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 77 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $342,520 | $324,366 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $337,600 | $323,252 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 76 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $331,080 | $331,080 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| Colorado | CO | $356,250 | $340,575 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 76 |
| North Carolina | NC | $325,550 | $311,714 | 4.3% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 76 |
| Florida | FL | $322,750 | $322,750 | 0.0% | 103 | ✓ | 24 | 74 |
| Washington | WA | $327,140 | $327,140 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| Nebraska | NE | $269,270 | $256,345 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 20 | 71 |
| Maryland | MD | $302,840 | $287,698 | 5.0% | 105 | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | TX | $277,960 | $277,960 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Connecticut | CT | $320,680 | $304,646 | 5.0% | 104 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Minnesota | MN | $381,670 | $355,716 | 6.8% | 99 | — | 19 | 70 |
| Tennessee | TN | $229,670 | $229,670 | 0.0% | 92 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
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Not published by BLS (27) — 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: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming.
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