Physician Salary by City
How much does a Physician make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$210K
National median
$138K
25th percentile
$274K
75th percentile
$91K
Bottom 10%
$339K
Top 10%
Physician Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$254,800
+21% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$239,200
+14% vs national
New York
NY
$238,800
+14% vs national
San Diego
CA
$235,400
+12% vs national
Seattle
WA
$235,400
+12% vs national
Boston
MA
$233,600
+11% vs national
Washington
DC
$230,200
+10% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$226,800
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$224,800
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$222,600
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$222,600
+6% vs national
Houston
TX
$221,000
+5% vs national
Portland
OR
$220,600
+5% vs national
Miami
FL
$219,200
+4% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$218,400
+4% vs national
Dallas
TX
$217,800
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$216,000
+3% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$212,200
+1% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$203,800
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$201,600
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$201,600
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$197,400
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$197,400
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$195,200
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$195,200
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$195,200
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$193,400
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$191,200
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$191,200
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$191,200
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$191,200
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$189,000
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$189,000
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$189,000
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$186,800
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$186,800
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$184,800
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$184,800
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$184,800
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$182,800
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$182,800
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$180,600
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$178,600
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$178,600
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$176,400
-16% vs national
About Physician Salaries
The median Physician salary in the United States is $210,040 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $254,800, while the national range spans from $91,470 at the 10th percentile to $338,500 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 29-1221.