The following are the five top-paying states for family and general practitioners, listed along with the annual mean wage:
• Hawaii — $22,510
• Nebraska — $217,840
• Kansas — $215,900
• Iowa — $212,550
• Arkansas — $210,600
The highest-paying metro areas for family and general physicians are spread throughout the country and are of varying sizes. The following are the nine top-paying metro areas for these physicians:
• Savannah, Ga. — $246,240
• Morristown, Tenn. — $243,660
• Ogden-Clearfield, Utah — $243,590
• Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, Mass. — $241,930
• Jackson, Tenn. — $241,930
• Portsmouth, N.H./Maine — $241,190
• Wausau, Wis. — $237,140
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Ark. — $237,080
• El Paso, Texas — $235,610
Note: Muskegon-North Shores, Mich., is also listed as a top-paying metro area, but the annual mean wage was not made available by the BLS.
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