General Internal Medicine Physicians · SOC 29-1216
General Internal Medicine Physicians Salary in the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
General Internal Medicine Physicians in the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $284,630 per year ($136.84 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $139,940 at the 10th percentile to $481,650 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of General Internal Medicine Physicians in the North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area earn more than $284,630 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $284,630 and $375,100.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $139,940 | $284,630 | $284,630 | $375,100 | $481,650 |
| Hourly | $67.28 | $136.84 | $136.84 | $180.34 | $231.56 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$284,630 median for North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $284,630 to $375,100
- Californiastate$313,890 median for California; middle half earns $129,110 to $388,150
- United Statesnational$256,560 median for United States; middle half earns $124,470 to $374,850
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −9% vs California overall and +11% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in California
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for general internal medicine physicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan areathis page$284,630 median for North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $284,630 to $375,100
- $430,970 median for Santa Cruz metro area; middle half earns $319,300 to $445,670
- $361,590 median for Sacramento metro area; middle half earns $174,960 to $390,630
- $351,670 median for San Francisco metro area; middle half earns $339,550 to $374,340
- $347,870 median for San Jose metro area; middle half earns $101,470 to $473,030
- $314,720 median for Oxnard metro area; middle half earns $279,710 to $367,330
- $307,430 median for Visalia metro area; middle half earns $89,130 to $307,430
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for general internal medicine physicianss · Highest-paying occupations in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.