Physicians, Pathologists · SOC 29-1222

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Physicians, Pathologistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for physicians, pathologists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 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 43 metro areas

Physicians, Pathologists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$384,550	30	0.0
2	Corpus Christi, TX	$373,420	Not published	Not published
3	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$365,830	90	0.0
4	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$362,620	Not published	Not published
5	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$362,470	100	0.1
6	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$349,470	220	0.1
7	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$342,090	260	0.2
8	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$336,660	Not published	Not published
9	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$333,330	90	0.1
10	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$332,570	90	0.0
11	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$329,970	Not published	Not published
12	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$327,770	1,140	0.1
13	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$319,880	Not published	Not published
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$319,340	330	0.1
15	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$317,890	190	0.2
16	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$316,150	480	0.1
17	Oklahoma City, OK	$315,520	60	0.1
18	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$305,600	40	0.1
19	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$300,580	140	0.1
20	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$291,510	230	0.1
21	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$288,900	40	0.0
22	Columbus, OH	$285,280	70	0.1
23	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$285,240	240	0.1
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$283,430	100	0.1
25	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$272,300	30	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Physicians, Pathologists 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.