The highest-paying states for general internal medicine physicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of general internal medicine physicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $236,050, Maryland is the highest paying state for general internal medicine physicians. It is followed by Louisiana (average annual salary $232,830). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of general internal medicine physicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $236,050 |
$140,560 | 2,510 |
| 2 | Louisiana | $232,830 |
$141,940 | 470 |
| 3 | Nebraska | $230,270 |
$65,660 | 630 |
| 4 | Virginia | $225,950 |
$99,990 | 790 |
| 5 | North Carolina | $225,680 |
$55,930 | 790 |
| 6 | Colorado | $225,570 |
$125,110 | 1,030 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | $223,090 |
$122,420 | 850 |
| 8 | Florida | $222,160 |
$62,270 | 2,420 |
| 9 | Maine | $221,040 |
$138,360 | 120 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $220,590 |
$166,650 | 1,450 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $219,480 |
$163,950 | 300 |
| 12 | California | $218,640 |
$81,880 | 7,150 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $218,210 |
$137,110 | 920 |
| 14 | Michigan | $216,650 |
$60,570 | 2,360 |
| 15 | Oregon | $215,750 |
$162,120 | 380 |
| 16 | Alabama | $215,490 |
$92,350 | 260 |
| 17 | Nevada | $212,710 |
$63,960 | 530 |
| 18 | Texas | $212,210 |
$66,450 | 3,460 |
| 19 | Delaware | $210,630 |
$190,370 | 60 |
| 20 | Vermont | $209,970 |
$168,040 | 130 |
| 21 | Mississippi | $207,900 |
$122,420 | 190 |
| 22 | Kansas | $199,830 |
$115,290 | 0 |
| 23 | Utah | $196,710 |
$87,230 | 280 |
| 24 | Montana | $196,150 |
$141,950 | 260 |
| 25 | Missouri | $171,650 |
$203,170 | 70 |
| 26 | New York | $167,710 |
$73,580 | 13,080 |
| 27 | Ohio | $157,710 |
$66,970 | 1,170 |
| 28 | District of Columbia | $127,620 |
$64,660 | 2,160 |
| 29 | Massachusetts | $106,190 |
$73,250 | 2,740 |
| 30 | Idaho | $92,470 |
$59,990 | 440 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | $85,570 |
$18,940 | 110 |
| 32 | Arkansas | $78,320 |
$53,160 | 100 |
| 33 | Illinois | $67,190 |
$38,820 | 3,400 |
| 34 | Georgia | $64,870 |
$94,160 | 2,250 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $60,780 |
$59,220 | 2,620 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $57,280 |
$52,270 | 290 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of general internal medicine physicians in those states is not available at this time.
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