SOC 29-1216 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$256,560
U.S. median hourly wage$123.35
U.S. employment67,150
Nationally, general internal medicine physicians earned a median of $256,560 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 67,150 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $425,460 | $204.55 | 5,440 | 1.1 |
| Rhode Island | $379,490 | $182.45 | 300 | 0.6 |
| Minnesota | $373,700 | $179.66 | 2,270 | 0.8 |
| Wisconsin | $367,160 | $176.52 | 1,450 | 0.5 |
| Alaska | $366,080 | $176.00 | 110 | 0.3 |
| South Carolina | $359,500 | $172.84 | 1,260 | 0.5 |
| Idaho | $355,390 | $170.86 | 130 | 0.1 |
| Washington | $340,010 | $163.47 | 1,100 | 0.3 |
| North Dakota | $338,400 | $162.69 | 200 | 0.5 |
| Utah | $331,720 | $159.48 | 210 | 0.1 |
| Mississippi | $325,610 | $156.55 | 390 | 0.3 |
| Guam | $324,920 | $156.21 | 40 | 0.5 |
| Maine | $316,880 | $152.35 | 270 | 0.4 |
| Indiana | $314,390 | $151.15 | 2,380 | 0.7 |
| California | $313,890 | $150.91 | 6,370 | 0.4 |
| Alabama | $311,180 | $149.61 | 310 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | $299,990 | $144.23 | 450 | 0.2 |
| North Carolina | $289,780 | $139.32 | 1,700 | 0.3 |
| Massachusetts | $285,250 | $137.14 | 1,590 | 0.4 |
| South Dakota | $280,520 | $134.87 | 160 | 0.3 |
| Texas | $269,110 | $129.38 | 3,850 | 0.3 |
| Oregon | $268,570 | $129.12 | 230 | 0.1 |
| Maryland | $260,410 | $125.20 | 3,250 | 1.2 |
| Arizona | $259,320 | $124.67 | 2,570 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | $249,990 | $120.19 | 1,540 | 0.3 |
| Kentucky | $241,530 | $116.12 | 1,060 | 0.5 |
| Hawaii | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 220 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | $233,130 | $112.08 | 290 | 0.2 |
| Tennessee | $232,220 | $111.64 | 1,370 | 0.4 |
| New Hampshire | $229,210 | $110.20 | 450 | 0.7 |
| Vermont | $228,670 | $109.94 | 180 | 0.6 |
| District of Columbia | $223,250 | $107.33 | 490 | 0.7 |
| Florida | $222,600 | $107.02 | 2,390 | 0.2 |
| Nebraska | $221,360 | $106.42 | 900 | 0.9 |
| Missouri | $216,570 | $104.12 | 160 | 0.1 |
| Oklahoma | $216,570 | $104.12 | 490 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | $213,310 | $102.55 | 990 | 0.2 |
| Louisiana | $210,390 | $101.15 | Not published | Not published |
| Connecticut | $208,000 | $100.00 | 980 | 0.6 |
| New York | $183,460 | $88.20 | 10,000 | 1.0 |
| Michigan | $149,990 | $72.11 | 2,060 | 0.5 |
| Illinois | $140,680 | $67.64 | 1,130 | 0.2 |
| Puerto Rico | $133,120 | $64.00 | 40 | 0.0 |
| Iowa | $122,920 | $59.10 | 380 | 0.2 |
| Nevada | $114,090 | $54.85 | 390 | 0.3 |
| New Jersey | $89,990 | $43.26 | 2,920 | 0.7 |
| West Virginia | $72,680 | $34.94 | 630 | 0.9 |
| Virginia | Not published | Not published | 860 | 0.2 |
Pay by metro area
All 162 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $485,900 | $233.61 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $430,970 | $207.20 | Not published | Not published |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $416,860 | $200.41 | 120 | 1.2 |
| Jackson, TN | $412,460 | $198.30 | 160 | 1.9 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $385,880 | $185.52 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $379,490 | $182.45 | 330 | 0.5 |
| Tulsa, OK | $377,580 | $181.53 | 190 | 0.4 |
| Ithaca, NY | $370,320 | $178.04 | 120 | 2.5 |
| Lincoln, NE | $369,980 | $177.88 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Worcester, MA | $369,930 | $177.85 | 180 | 0.5 |
| Anchorage, AK | $366,650 | $176.27 | 80 | 0.4 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $361,590 | $173.84 | Not published | Not published |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $360,610 | $173.37 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $358,050 | $172.14 | 80 | 0.4 |
| Boise City, ID | $355,390 | $170.86 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $354,430 | $170.40 | 60 | 0.7 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $351,670 | $169.07 | Not published | Not published |
| Bismarck, ND | $351,580 | $169.03 | 50 | 0.7 |
| Florence, SC | $348,250 | $167.43 | 50 | 0.6 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $347,870 | $167.25 | Not published | Not published |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $344,930 | $165.83 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $344,220 | $165.49 | 110 | 0.1 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $344,040 | $165.40 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $340,010 | $163.47 | 850 | 0.4 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $339,290 | $163.12 | Not published | Not published |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $338,400 | $162.69 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $334,330 | $160.74 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Birmingham, AL | $334,100 | $160.63 | 180 | 0.3 |
| Jackson, MS | $333,460 | $160.32 | Not published | Not published |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $333,090 | $160.14 | 50 | 0.4 |
| Toledo, OH | $330,220 | $158.76 | 220 | 0.8 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $330,200 | $158.75 | 1,440 | 0.7 |
| Madison, WI | $329,670 | $158.50 | 270 | 0.7 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $326,090 | $156.77 | 70 | 0.5 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $324,150 | $155.84 | 400 | 0.3 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $322,890 | $155.24 | 2,100 | 1.5 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $321,150 | $154.40 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $317,680 | $152.73 | 180 | 0.9 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $314,720 | $151.31 | Not published | Not published |
| Knoxville, TN | $314,020 | $150.97 | 100 | 0.2 |
| Bloomington, IN | $307,510 | $147.84 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Visalia, CA | $307,430 | $147.80 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $304,390 | $146.34 | 150 | 0.5 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $303,980 | $146.14 | Not published | Not published |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $303,930 | $146.12 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $303,680 | $146.00 | 80 | 0.2 |
| Muncie, IN | $303,660 | $145.99 | 50 | 1.2 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $299,990 | $144.23 | 290 | 0.2 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $298,620 | $143.57 | 340 | 0.6 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $296,980 | $142.78 | Not published | Not published |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $293,840 | $141.27 | 80 | 0.3 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $292,120 | $140.44 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $291,570 | $140.18 | 150 | 0.1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $291,200 | $140.00 | 80 | 0.3 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $291,090 | $139.95 | 260 | 0.4 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $291,060 | $139.93 | 440 | 0.6 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $289,840 | $139.35 | Not published | Not published |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $289,780 | $139.32 | 390 | 0.3 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $289,470 | $139.17 | 1,020 | 0.9 |
| Missoula, MT | $288,870 | $138.88 | 100 | 1.4 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $288,290 | $138.60 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $284,250 | $136.66 | 50 | 0.3 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $282,200 | $135.67 | Not published | Not published |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $281,100 | $135.14 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $281,050 | $135.12 | 100 | 0.5 |
| New Haven, CT | $277,290 | $133.31 | Not published | Not published |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $276,520 | $132.94 | 1,350 | 0.3 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $274,410 | $131.93 | 1,030 | 0.3 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $269,700 | $129.66 | 170 | 0.1 |
| Syracuse, NY | $269,270 | $129.46 | 200 | 0.7 |
| Tucson, AZ | $264,320 | $127.08 | 320 | 0.8 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $259,320 | $124.67 | 1,960 | 0.8 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $256,940 | $123.53 | 220 | 0.2 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $256,790 | $123.46 | 60 | 0.5 |
| Columbus, OH | $249,990 | $120.19 | Not published | Not published |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $243,230 | $116.94 | 1,220 | 0.5 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $243,080 | $116.87 | 40 | 0.3 |
| El Paso, TX | $240,990 | $115.86 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $240,020 | $115.40 | 60 | 0.1 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published | Not published |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published | Not published |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 40 | 0.4 |
| Green Bay, WI | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 90 | 0.5 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 30 | 0.5 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 40 | 0.5 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 120 | 1.2 |
| Lima, OH | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 30 | 0.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published | Not published |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 40 | 0.5 |
| Rapid City, SD | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 30 | 0.5 |
| Rochester, MN | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 630 | 5.2 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 30 | 0.5 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 80 | 0.4 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 30 | 0.5 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 160 | 0.4 |
| Yakima, WA | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published | Not published |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $236,970 | $113.93 | 150 | 0.8 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $236,920 | $113.90 | 290 | 0.3 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $232,220 | $111.64 | 350 | 0.3 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $228,950 | $110.07 | Not published | Not published |
| Pittsfield, MA | $228,740 | $109.97 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $228,550 | $109.88 | Not published | Not published |
| Jacksonville, FL | $228,220 | $109.72 | 220 | 0.3 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $228,210 | $109.72 | 370 | 0.3 |
| Reno, NV | $228,200 | $109.71 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $227,660 | $109.45 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Roanoke, VA | $227,320 | $109.29 | 90 | 0.6 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $227,140 | $109.20 | Not published | Not published |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $226,060 | $108.69 | 680 | 0.2 |
| Asheville, NC | $225,830 | $108.57 | 340 | 1.9 |
| Albany, GA | $223,400 | $107.40 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $223,250 | $107.33 | 1,370 | 0.4 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $221,400 | $106.44 | 250 | 0.6 |
| Springfield, IL | $218,310 | $104.96 | 110 | 1.1 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $216,570 | $104.12 | 180 | 0.3 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $216,300 | $103.99 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $214,620 | $103.18 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $213,780 | $102.78 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $209,950 | $100.94 | 50 | 1.3 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $207,230 | $99.63 | 80 | 0.2 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $206,410 | $99.24 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Lafayette, LA | $201,140 | $96.70 | Not published | Not published |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $199,310 | $95.82 | Not published | Not published |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $195,960 | $94.21 | 210 | 0.8 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $186,600 | $89.71 | 360 | 0.7 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $185,110 | $89.00 | 740 | 1.5 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $180,790 | $86.92 | 470 | 1.6 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $179,390 | $86.25 | 510 | 0.9 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $174,990 | $84.13 | Not published | Not published |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $163,590 | $78.65 | 110 | 0.7 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $159,330 | $76.60 | 930 | 0.3 |
| Salisbury, MD | $152,700 | $73.42 | 80 | 1.5 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $149,990 | $72.11 | 1,230 | 0.6 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $140,720 | $67.65 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $136,610 | $65.68 | 250 | 0.6 |
| Binghamton, NY | $129,660 | $62.34 | 100 | 1.0 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $127,190 | $61.15 | 120 | 0.3 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $114,090 | $54.85 | 320 | 0.3 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $107,480 | $51.67 | Not published | Not published |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $105,960 | $50.94 | 10,380 | 1.1 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $99,840 | $48.00 | 650 | 0.4 |
| Iowa City, IA | $82,590 | $39.71 | 100 | 1.1 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $81,550 | $39.21 | 150 | 0.7 |
| Rochester, NY | $78,990 | $37.98 | 350 | 0.7 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $74,680 | $35.90 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Johnson City, TN | $73,290 | $35.24 | 140 | 1.8 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $68,870 | $33.11 | 170 | 2.3 |
| Billings, MT | $68,850 | $33.10 | 80 | 0.8 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $67,830 | $32.61 | 60 | 0.9 |
| Tyler, TX | $65,810 | $31.64 | 80 | 0.7 |
| Odessa, TX | $65,630 | $31.55 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $63,800 | $30.67 | Not published | Not published |
| Charleston, WV | $63,540 | $30.55 | 330 | 3.2 |
| Rockford, IL | $63,430 | $30.49 | 40 | 0.3 |
| Flint, MI | Not published | Not published | 90 | 0.7 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | Not published | Not published | 360 | 0.8 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | Not published | Not published | 130 | 0.9 |
| Niles, MI | Not published | Not published | 70 | 1.2 |
| Saginaw, MI | Not published | Not published | 40 | 0.4 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | Not published | Not published | 90 | 0.4 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Not published | Not published | 300 | 0.4 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.