General Internal Medicine Physicians · SOC 29-1216
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for General Internal Medicine Physicianss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for general internal medicine physicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (8 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 154 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $485,900 | 140 | 1.1 |
| 2 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $430,970 | Not published | Not published |
| 3 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $416,860 | 120 | 1.2 |
| 4 | Jackson, TN | $412,460 | 160 | 1.9 |
| 5 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $385,880 | 80 | 0.8 |
| 6 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $379,490 | 330 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Tulsa, OK | $377,580 | 190 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Ithaca, NY | $370,320 | 120 | 2.5 |
| 9 | Lincoln, NE | $369,980 | 30 | 0.2 |
| 10 | Worcester, MA | $369,930 | 180 | 0.5 |
| 11 | Anchorage, AK | $366,650 | 80 | 0.4 |
| 12 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $361,590 | Not published | Not published |
| 13 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $360,610 | 90 | 0.6 |
| 14 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $358,050 | 80 | 0.4 |
| 15 | Boise City, ID | $355,390 | 70 | 0.2 |
| 16 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $354,430 | 60 | 0.7 |
| 17 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $351,670 | Not published | Not published |
| 18 | Bismarck, ND | $351,580 | 50 | 0.7 |
| 19 | Florence, SC | $348,250 | 50 | 0.6 |
| 20 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $347,870 | Not published | Not published |
| 21 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $344,930 | 30 | 0.6 |
| 22 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $344,220 | 110 | 0.1 |
| 23 | York-Hanover, PA | $344,040 | 50 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $340,010 | 850 | 0.4 |
| 25 | Colorado Springs, CO | $339,290 | Not published | Not published |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the General Internal Medicine Physicians overview.
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.