Family Medicine Physicians
The national median wage for family medicine physicians is $224,460 across 119K jobs. After cost of living, San Francisco goes furthest at $278,539, and 40 of 78 metros beat the national median once prices are counted.
What the job pays, metro to metro
Each line runs from the lowest metro to the highest. The mark is the national median.
BLS OES, latest release
78 metro areas tracked
Best value: top metros by cost-adjusted wage
Wages adjusted for local cost of living. A longer blue bar means the salary goes further there.
All metro areas
Sorted by cost-adjusted wage. Tap a column head to re-sort; metro names link to the city page where we track one.
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| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | CA | $314,749 | $278,539 | 1,175 | 2.6 |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | NY | $288,535 | $267,162 | 3,819 | 3.1 |
| 3 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | VA | $268,864 | $266,202 | 1,198 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | MA | $280,710 | $259,917 | 1,106 | 2.2 |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $279,975 | $256,858 | 746 | 1.9 |
| 6 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | TX | $247,042 | $254,682 | 2,068 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | TX | $246,409 | $254,030 | 424 | 1.7 |
| 8 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | IL | $251,177 | $253,714 | 1,933 | 2.4 |
| 9 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $237,953 | $253,141 | 436 | 2.9 |
| 10 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | CT | $261,294 | $251,244 | 162 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $235,365 | $250,388 | 724 | 2.9 |
| 12 | Anchorage, AK | AK | $254,939 | $249,940 | 137 | 2.7 |
| 13 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | MI | $233,803 | $248,727 | 972 | 2.4 |
| 14 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | TX | $240,660 | $248,103 | 1,330 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | CO | $250,427 | $247,948 | 915 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | MN | $242,908 | $247,865 | 636 | 1.8 |
| 17 | Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ | DE | $245,305 | $247,783 | 92 | 1.8 |
| 18 | Kansas City, MO-KS | MO | $227,590 | $247,380 | 452 | 2.3 |
| 19 | St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $226,952 | $246,687 | 458 | 1.8 |
| 20 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $237,984 | $242,841 | 1,191 | 2.2 |
| 21 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | CA | $273,628 | $242,149 | 2,649 | 2.6 |
| 22 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | IA | $215,137 | $241,727 | 148 | 2.0 |
| 23 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | LA | $211,236 | $240,041 | 167 | 1.7 |
| 24 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | OH | $220,598 | $239,780 | 417 | 2.8 |
| 25 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | AL | $215,559 | $239,510 | 182 | 1.8 |
| 26 | Columbus, OH | OH | $219,745 | $238,853 | 600 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Jackson, MS | MS | $207,069 | $238,010 | 87 | 1.7 |
| 28 | Madison, WI | WI | $219,080 | $235,570 | 192 | 2.6 |
| 29 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $244,958 | $235,537 | 708 | 2.8 |
| 30 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | GA | $228,144 | $235,200 | 1,482 | 2.7 |
| 31 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | TN | $218,369 | $234,805 | 539 | 2.7 |
| 32 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | IN | $214,469 | $233,118 | 453 | 2.3 |
| 33 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | AR | $200,877 | $230,893 | 201 | 2.7 |
| 34 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | KY | $207,619 | $230,688 | 284 | 1.9 |
| 35 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | RI | $232,949 | $230,643 | 390 | 2.6 |
| 36 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | OH | $210,740 | $229,065 | 429 | 2.1 |
| 37 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $211,653 | $227,584 | 305 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | OR | $238,329 | $226,980 | 504 | 2.0 |
| 39 | Baton Rouge, LA | LA | $198,407 | $225,463 | 193 | 2.6 |
| 40 | Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | CT | $233,822 | $224,829 | 285 | 2.9 |
| 41 | Tulsa, OK | OK | $196,937 | $223,792 | 291 | 2.9 |
| 42 | Salt Lake City, UT | UT | $212,351 | $223,527 | 319 | 2.1 |
| 43 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | NE | $200,940 | $223,267 | 223 | 2.2 |
| 44 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | VT | $215,940 | $222,619 | 60 | 2.4 |
| 45 | Honolulu, HI | HI | $242,477 | $222,456 | 129 | 1.7 |
| 46 | Albuquerque, NM | NM | $199,767 | $221,963 | 231 | 2.3 |
| 47 | Richmond, VA | VA | $224,040 | $221,822 | 297 | 2.0 |
| 48 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | $194,782 | $221,343 | 458 | 3.0 |
| 49 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | AZ | $223,234 | $221,024 | 1,356 | 3.0 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $216,245 | $220,658 | 502 | 2.5 |
| 51 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | SC | $203,798 | $219,138 | 187 | 2.5 |
| 52 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | CA | $245,219 | $217,008 | 871 | 2.9 |
| 53 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | FL | $219,680 | $213,282 | 1,009 | 1.8 |
| 54 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | NH | $223,239 | $212,609 | 87 | 1.7 |
| 55 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $205,760 | $212,124 | 713 | 2.9 |
| 56 | Boise City, ID | ID | $192,845 | $211,918 | 205 | 2.7 |
| 57 | Knoxville, TN | TN | $196,244 | $211,015 | 203 | 2.0 |
| 58 | Portland-South Portland, ME | ME | $204,611 | $210,939 | 109 | 2.7 |
| 59 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | NV | $203,640 | $209,938 | 336 | 1.7 |
| 60 | Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI | MI | $197,034 | $209,611 | 271 | 2.7 |
| 61 | Fargo, ND-MN | ND | $186,295 | $209,320 | 111 | 2.8 |
| 62 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | TN | $194,254 | $208,875 | 293 | 2.9 |
| 63 | Jacksonville, FL | FL | $214,220 | $207,981 | 399 | 2.7 |
| 64 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | FL | $210,659 | $204,523 | 621 | 2.1 |
| 65 | Cheyenne, WY | WY | $185,306 | $203,633 | 32 | 2.1 |
| 66 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | CA | $229,161 | $202,797 | 530 | 2.6 |
| 67 | Sioux Falls, SD | SD | $177,840 | $202,091 | 69 | 1.7 |
| 68 | Columbia, SC | SC | $187,867 | $202,008 | 161 | 2.1 |
| 69 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $206,632 | $200,614 | 677 | 2.7 |
| 70 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | VA | $202,588 | $200,582 | 318 | 2.1 |
| 71 | Rochester, NY | NY | $216,515 | $200,477 | 218 | 2.2 |
| 72 | Wichita, KS | KS | $179,547 | $199,497 | 94 | 1.9 |
| 73 | Billings, MT | MT | $179,385 | $199,317 | 58 | 2.3 |
| 74 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | NY | $212,444 | $196,707 | 195 | 1.9 |
| 75 | Charleston, WV | WV | $172,613 | $191,792 | 42 | 1.7 |
| 76 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | CA | $215,266 | $190,501 | 1,129 | 2.8 |
| 77 | Tucson, AZ | AZ | $192,353 | $190,449 | 294 | 2.9 |
| 78 | El Paso, TX | TX | $181,234 | $186,839 | 142 | 1.9 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the median salary for Family Medicine Physicians?
The national median annual wage for family medicine physicians is $224,460, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) data.
Where do family medicine physicians earn the most after adjusting for cost of living?
After adjusting for local cost of living, the top-paying metro areas for family medicine physicians are San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA ($278,539), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($267,162), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($266,202).
How many metro areas have data for family medicine physicians?
We show wage and employment estimates for family medicine physicians across 78 metro areas in the United States. The national median wage is the latest BLS OES figure; individual metro values are modeled from it using local cost of living and regional labor-market patterns rather than taken from the published metro-level OES tables.