physician · SOC 29-1229
Other Physicians, All Other
National median $265,930 / yr · 342,720 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$265,930
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
ND
Score 87 · North Dakota
Top-paying metro
Burlington
$517,900 median
Top WageBench Score
87
North Dakota
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 | North Dakota | $454,550 | $445,459 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 87 |
| #2 | Montana | $438,850 | $416,030 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 82 |
| #3 | Wisconsin | $391,740 | $370,978 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 78 |
| #4 | Baton Rouge, LA | $413,620 | $401,211 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 78 |
| #5 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $411,200 | $389,406 | 5.3% | — | ✓ | 78 |
| #6 | Indiana | $366,190 | $355,021 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 78 |
| #7 | Maine | $419,410 | $395,084 | 5.8% | 97 | ✓ | 78 |
| #8 | Louisiana | $350,920 | $340,392 | 3.0% | 88 | ✓ | 77 |
| #9 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $388,960 | $388,960 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 77 |
| #10 | Wyoming | $342,800 | $342,800 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 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
$69,170
P25
$102,930
MEDIAN
$265,930
P75
$378,770
P90
$452,360
Hourly mean
$126
Hourly median
$128
Annual mean
$262,040
Total US jobs
342,720
Every state & metro, ranked
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | ND | $454,550 | $445,459 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 87 |
| Montana | MT | $438,850 | $416,030 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 22 | 82 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $391,740 | $370,978 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 78 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $413,620 | $401,211 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 78 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $411,200 | $389,406 | 5.3% | — | ✓ | 21 | 78 |
| Indiana | IN | $366,190 | $355,021 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 78 |
| Maine | ME | $419,410 | $395,084 | 5.8% | 97 | ✓ | 19 | 78 |
| Louisiana | LA | $350,920 | $340,392 | 3.0% | 88 | ✓ | 23 | 77 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $388,960 | $388,960 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 77 |
| Wyoming | WY | $342,800 | $342,800 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 77 |
| Jacksonville, FL | FL | $349,990 | $349,990 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 76 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $354,130 | $339,079 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 76 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | $364,040 | $352,937 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 76 |
| Kentucky | KY | $327,390 | $314,294 | 4.0% | 90 | ✓ | 23 | 75 |
| New Mexico | NM | $327,670 | $311,614 | 4.9% | 92 | ✓ | 24 | 75 |
| Tennessee | TN | $301,290 | $301,290 | 0.0% | 92 | ✓ | 23 | 74 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $330,560 | $330,560 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 74 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $315,630 | $306,161 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 73 |
| Tucson, AZ | AZ | $357,070 | $348,143 | 2.5% | — | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $327,040 | $313,141 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 73 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $335,670 | $322,243 | 4.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 73 |
| New Hampshire | NH | $361,300 | $361,300 | 0.0% | 104 | ✓ | 20 | 73 |
| Iowa | IA | $295,190 | $283,973 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| Ohio | OH | $297,440 | $288,517 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 73 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | TN | $295,640 | $295,640 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
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Not published by BLS (1) — 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: South Dakota.
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