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Internal Medicine Physician salary and hourly pay

BLS data for May 2025: median, mean, and percentile pay, per year and per hour, for every state and the largest metro areas.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, released May 15, 2026. Publisher page

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The median pay for general internal medicine physicians in the US was $256,560 a year, or $123.35 an hour, in May 2025 (BLS). The middle 80% earned $73,570 to $475,430. About 67,150 were employed.

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Internal Medicine Physician pay in the US

Internal Medicine Physician wages, United States, May 2025
MeasureAnnualHourly
Median (50th percentile)$256,560$123.35
Mean (average)$267,200$128.46
10th percentile$73,570$35.37
25th percentile$124,470$59.84
75th percentile$374,850$180.22
90th percentile$475,430$228.57

Employment: 67,150.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Publisher page

Internal Medicine Physician salary by state

Alaska: $366,080AKMaine: $316,880MEWisconsin: $367,160WIVermont: $228,670VTNew Hampshire: $229,210NHWashington: $340,010WAIdaho: $355,390IDMT: not publishedMTNorth Dakota: $338,400NDMinnesota: $373,700MNIllinois: $140,680ILMichigan: $149,990MINew York: $183,460NYMassachusetts: $285,250MAOregon: $268,570ORNevada: $114,090NVWY: not publishedWYSouth Dakota: $280,520SDIowa: $122,920IAIndiana: $314,390INOhio: $249,990OHPennsylvania: $213,310PANew Jersey: $89,990NJConnecticut: $208,000CTRhode Island: $379,490RICalifornia: $313,890CAUtah: $331,720UTColorado: $299,990CONebraska: $221,360NEMissouri: $216,570MOKentucky: $241,530KYWest Virginia: $72,680WVVA: not publishedVAMaryland: $260,410MDDE: not publishedDEArizona: $259,320AZNM: not publishedNMKS: not publishedKSArkansas: $233,130ARTennessee: $232,220TNNorth Carolina: $289,780NCSouth Carolina: $359,500SCDistrict of Columbia: $223,250DCOklahoma: $216,570OKLouisiana: $210,390LAMississippi: $325,610MSAlabama: $311,180ALGeorgia: $425,460GAHI: not publishedHITexas: $269,110TXFlorida: $222,600FL
Median annual internal medicine physician wage by state, May 2025. $72,680 to $210,390$210,390 to $232,220$232,220 to $285,250$285,250 to $338,400$338,400 to $425,460Not publishedEach square is one state, shaded in five equal-count groups.
Internal Medicine Physician median wage by state, highest first
StateMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployed
Georgia$425,460$204.555,440
Rhode Island$379,490$182.45300
Minnesota$373,700$179.662,270
Wisconsin$367,160$176.521,450
Alaska$366,080$176.00110
South Carolina$359,500$172.841,260
Idaho$355,390$170.86130
Washington$340,010$163.471,100
North Dakota$338,400$162.69200
Utah$331,720$159.48210
Mississippi$325,610$156.55390
Maine$316,880$152.35270
Indiana$314,390$151.152,380
California$313,890$150.916,370
Alabama$311,180$149.61310
Colorado$299,990$144.23450
North Carolina$289,780$139.321,700
Massachusetts$285,250$137.141,590
South Dakota$280,520$134.87160
Texas$269,110$129.383,850
Oregon$268,570$129.12230
Maryland$260,410$125.203,250
Arizona$259,320$124.672,570
Ohio$249,990$120.191,540
Kentucky$241,530$116.121,060
Arkansas$233,130$112.08290
Tennessee$232,220$111.641,370
New Hampshire$229,210$110.20450
Vermont$228,670$109.94180
District of Columbia$223,250$107.33490
Florida$222,600$107.022,390
Nebraska$221,360$106.42900
Missouri$216,570$104.12160
Oklahoma$216,570$104.12490
Pennsylvania$213,310$102.55990
Louisiana$210,390$101.15Not published
Connecticut$208,000$100.00980
New York$183,460$88.2010,000
Michigan$149,990$72.112,060
Illinois$140,680$67.641,130
Iowa$122,920$59.10380
Nevada$114,090$54.85390
New Jersey$89,990$43.262,920
West Virginia$72,680$34.94630

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Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Publisher page

Internal Medicine Physician salary in the largest metro areas

Internal Medicine Physician median wage in the metro areas with the most employment
Metro areaMedian annualMedian hourlyEmployed
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$105,960$50.9410,380
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$322,890$155.242,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$259,320$124.671,960
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$330,200$158.751,440
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$223,250$107.331,370
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$276,520$132.941,350
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$149,990$72.111,230
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$243,230$116.941,220
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$274,410$131.931,030
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$289,470$139.171,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$159,330$76.60930
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$340,010$163.47850
Omaha, NE-IA$185,110$89.00740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$226,060$108.69680
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$99,840$48.00650
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$179,390$86.25510
Lexington-Fayette, KY$180,790$86.92470
Raleigh-Cary, NC$291,060$139.93440
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$324,150$155.84400
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$289,780$139.32390

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Publisher page

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Internal Medicine Physician salary in the US
Median pay: $256,560 a year ($123.35 an hour)
Middle 80% earn $73,570 to $475,430 a year
Employed: 67,150
BLS OEWS, May 2025. Source: Rivvi

Questions

How much does an Internal Medicine Physician make per hour in the US?

The median hourly wage was $123.35 in May 2025, per BLS. The 10th percentile was $35.37 and the 90th was $228.57.

What is the average Internal Medicine Physician salary in the US?

BLS reports a mean (average) of $267,200 a year and a median of $256,560 for May 2025. The median is the middle wage; the mean is pulled up by the highest earners.

Which state pays general internal medicine physicians the most?

Georgia has the highest median, $425,460 a year, and West Virginia the lowest, $72,680 (BLS, May 2025, states with a published median).

Where do these numbers come from?

The BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates, SOC 29-1216. Figures BLS did not publish are left out.

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