The agency compiled the average wage for physician specialties in every state as of May 2022, the latest data available.
The bureau tracks 18 physician specialties, and the largest by employment are anesthesiologist (37,430), emergency medicine (29,260), family medicine (100,940), general internal medicine (67,220) and general pediatrics (33,430).
Below are the five largest physician specialties by employment and the mean annual wage in every state and the District of Columbia.
Note: Some states did not report wages for all specialties.
|
State |
Anesthesiologist |
Emergency medicine |
Family medicine |
General internal medicine |
Pediatricians, general |
|
Alabama |
$383,600 |
$278,650 |
$233,410 |
$248,320 |
NA |
|
Alaska |
NA |
≥$239,200 |
$297,870 |
≥$239,200 |
$257,230 |
|
Arizona |
$291,700 |
NA |
$234,830 |
NA |
$196,990 |
|
Arkansas |
NA |
≥$239,200 |
$142,220 |
NA |
$187,970 |
|
California |
NA |
$227,850 |
$240,770 |
$215,340 |
$217,480 |
|
Colorado |
≥$239,200 |
NA |
$219,120 |
$252,940 |
$180,450 |
|
Connecticut |
$384,860 |
$335,980 |
NA |
$257,310 |
$173,600 |
|
Delaware |
NA |
NA |
$229,990 |
$240,590 |
$187,850 |
|
District of Columbia |
≥$239,200 |
NA |
$210,800 |
$193,930 |
NA |
|
Florida |
$299,980 |
$346,900 |
$217,820 |
$259,970 |
$195,440 |
|
Georgia |
NA |
$294,900 |
$241,720 |
$267,960 |
$180,440 |
|
Hawaii |
≥$239,200 |
NA |
$233,280 |
$272,980 |
$204,730 |
|
Idaho |
$407,820 |
NA |
$226,730 |
$200,110 |
$173,120 |
|
Illinois |
$238,620 |
$333,280 |
$164,490 |
$164,400 |
$181,310 |
|
Indiana |
$296,380 |
≥$239,200 |
$231,990 |
$308,970 |
$219,350 |
|
Iowa |
$296,380 |
$310,470 |
$260,900 |
$255,060 |
$245,460 |
|
Kansas |
$257,530 |
NA |
$204,040 |
NA |
$155,400 |
|
Kentucky |
$329,780 |
$382,040 |
$232,240 |
$326,400 |
$210,230 |
|
Louisiana |
≥$239,200 |
≥$239,200 |
$174,720 |
$285,200 |
$187,970 |
|
Maine |
≥$239,200 |
≥$239,200 |
$191,470 |
$250,180 |
$225,700 |
|
Maryland |
$395,320 |
≥$239,200 |
$217,140 |
$271,090 |
$177,850 |
|
Massachusetts |
NA |
$290,650 |
$247,560 |
$182,860 |
$166,270 |
|
Michigan |
≥$239,200 |
$317,490 |
$185,420 |
$222,150 |
$161,840 |
|
Minnesota |
$393,290 |
$336,550 |
$231,200 |
$310,290 |
$207,570 |
|
Mississippi |
≥$239,200 |
NA |
$230,540 |
$273,080 |
≥$239,200 |
|
Missouri |
≥$239,200 |
$276,710 |
$221,320 |
$299,730 |
$145,970 |
|
Montana |
$346,740 |
≥$239,200 |
$209,330 |
$298,110 |
$214,280 |
|
Nebraska |
$422,040 |
NA |
$267,760 |
$245,290 |
$116,930 |
|
Nevada |
$283,070 |
≥$239,200 |
$257,210 |
$206,500 |
NA |
|
New Hampshire |
≥$239,200 |
≥$239,200 |
$251,540 |
$279,230 |
$253,750 |
|
New Jersey |
≥$239,200 |
≥$239,200 |
$174,810 |
$230,200 |
$203,020 |
|
New Mexico |
NA |
$332,590 |
$217,190 |
$257,080 |
$208,100 |
|
New York |
$309,350 |
$250,260 |
$195,570 |
$195,110 |
$191,970 |
|
North Carolina |
$305,900 |
NA |
$224,590 |
$252,580 |
$219,400 |
|
North Dakota |
NA |
≥$239,200 |
NA |
$283,640 |
NA |
|
Ohio |
$350,150 |
$361,530 |
$213,050 |
$181,190 |
$239,070 |
|
Oklahoma |
≥$239,200 |
$312,940 |
$266,800 |
$259,430 |
$189,320 |
|
Oregon |
$395,060 |
$306,790 |
$207,350 |
$258,400 |
$183,910 |
|
Pennsylvania |
≥$239,200 |
$356,460 |
$232,070 |
$309,080 |
$199,060 |
|
Rhode Island |
NA |
≥$239,200 |
$209,250 |
$247,490 |
$210,870 |
|
South Carolina |
$355,130 |
$299,480 |
$309,270 |
$309,570 |
$236,460 |
|
South Dakota |
≥$239,200 |
$268,230 |
$242,880 |
≥$239,200 |
$217,470 |
|
Tennessee |
$321,690 |
NA |
$258,530 |
$135,890 |
$223,290 |
|
Texas |
$298,710 |
NA |
$211,940 |
$219,640 |
$250,850 |
|
Utah |
$262,830 |
$375,290 |
$231,790 |
$236,200 |
$232,020 |
|
Vermont |
$356,190 |
≥$239,200 |
$202,030 |
$202,600 |
NA |
|
Virginia |
$254,440 |
$315,290 |
$224,940 |
$241,820 |
$172,760 |
|
Washington |
$419,950 |
$324,890 |
$227,740 |
$259,470 |
$153,490 |
|
West Virginia |
$242,060 |
NA |
$208,220 |
$107,440 |
$150,000 |
|
Wisconsin |
$374,230 |
≥$239,200 |
$234,440 |
$347,740 |
$244,330 |
|
Wyoming |
$205,800 |
NA |
$295,570 |
NA |
$229,500 |
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