Wyoming has the highest hourly mean wage for physicians in the U.S., as well as the highest hourly mean wage for physicians after adjusted for cost of living, according to data published April 2 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Below are the mean hourly and annual wages for physicians in 47 states and Washington, D.C., according to May 2024 salary data from BLS. Becker’s also calculated mean hourly wages, adjusted for each state’s cost of living, using 2024 cost of living index data from the World Population Review.
This data excludes anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, pathologists, pediatricians, physiatrists and radiologists.
| State | Annual Wage | Hourly Wage | Cost of Living Index (2024) | Physician hourly mean wage, adjusted by cost of living |
| Alabama | $260,290 | $125.14 | 88 | $142.20 |
| Alaska | $310,920 | $149.48 | 123.8 | $120.74 |
| Arizona | $234,150 | $112.57 | 111.5 | $100.96 |
| Arkansas | $247,880 | $119.17 | 88.7 | $134.35 |
| California | $215,710 | $103.71 | 144.8 | $71.62 |
| Connecticut | $229,670 | $110.42 | 112.3 | $98.33 |
| Delaware | $223,310 | $107.36 | 100.8 | $106.51 |
| District of Columbia | $151,890 | $73.02 | 141.9 | $51.46 |
| Florida | $283,490 | $136.29 | 102.8 | $132.58 |
| Georgia | $257,890 | $123.98 | 91.3 | $135.79 |
| Hawaii | $304,950 | $146.61 | 186.9 | $78.44 |
| Idaho | $307,280 | $147.73 | 102 | $144.83 |
| Illinois | $239,870 | $115.32 | 94.4 | $122.16 |
| Indiana | $302,970 | $145.66 | 90.5 | $160.95 |
| Iowa | $261,930 | $125.93 | 89.7 | $140.39 |
| Kansas | $209,280 | $100.62 | 87 | $115.66 |
| Kentucky | $295,360 | $142.00 | 93 | $152.69 |
| Louisiana | $312,990 | $150.48 | 92.2 | $163.21 |
| Maine | $344,170 | $165.47 | 112.1 | $147.61 |
| Maryland | $216,910 | $104.29 | 115.3 | $90.45 |
| Massachusetts | $221,670 | $106.57 | 145.9 | $73.04 |
| Michigan | $201,520 | $96.88 | 90.4 | $107.17 |
| Minnesota | $323,830 | $155.69 | 95.1 | $163.71 |
| Mississippi | $302,540 | $145.45 | 87.9 | $165.47 |
| Missouri | $293,740 | $141.22 | 88.7 | $159.21 |
| Nebraska | $278,930 | $134.10 | 93.1 | $144.04 |
| Nevada | $233,400 | $112.21 | 101.3 | $110.77 |
| New Hampshire | $294,860 | $141.76 | 112.6 | $125.90 |
| New Jersey | $233,330 | $112.18 | 114.6 | $97.89 |
| New Mexico | $300,890 | $144.66 | 93.3 | $155.05 |
| New York | $255,300 | $122.74 | 123.3 | $99.55 |
| North Carolina | $243,130 | $116.89 | 97.8 | $119.52 |
| North Dakota | $347,240 | $166.94 | 91.9 | $181.65 |
| Ohio | $260,090 | $125.04 | 94.2 | $132.74 |
| Oklahoma | $217,720 | $104.67 | 85.7 | $122.14 |
| Oregon | $301,990 | $145.19 | 112 | $129.63 |
| Pennsylvania | $218,880 | $105.23 | 95.1 | $110.65 |
| Rhode Island | $237,540 | $114.20 | 112.2 | $101.78 |
| South Carolina | $320,620 | $154.14 | 95.9 | $160.73 |
| Tennessee | $294,790 | $141.73 | 90.5 | $156.61 |
| Texas | $255,880 | $123.02 | 92.7 | $132.71 |
| Utah | $251,350 | $120.84 | 104.9 | $115.20 |
| Vermont | $276,600 | $132.98 | 114.4 | $116.24 |
| Virginia | $255,970 | $123.06 | 100.7 | $122.20 |
| Washington | $293,860 | $141.28 | 114.2 | $123.71 |
| West Virginia | $241,220 | $115.97 | 84.1 | $137.90 |
| Wisconsin | $303,630 | $145.98 | 97 | $150.49 |
| Wyoming | $373,100 | $179.37 | 95.5 | $187.82 |
