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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

29-1215 Family Medicine Physicians

Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment. Excludes “General Internal Medicine Physicians” (29-1216) and “Pediatricians, General” (29-1221).


National estimates for Family Medicine Physicians
Industry profile for Family Medicine Physicians
Geographic profile for Family Medicine Physicians

National estimates for Family Medicine Physicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Family Medicine Physicians:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
112,010 2.3 % $ 115.77 $ 240,790 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Family Medicine Physicians:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 33.12 $ 73.47 $ 108.00 (5) (5)
Annual Wage (2) $ 68,890 $ 152,810 $ 224,640 (5) (5)


Industry profile for Family Medicine Physicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Family Medicine Physicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Family Medicine Physicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Family Medicine Physicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 75,020 2.64 $ 118.77 $ 247,040
Outpatient Care Centers 7,310 0.69 $ 115.67 $ 240,600
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 1,920 0.06 $ 60.19 $ 125,200
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,080 0.05 $ 120.11 $ 249,820
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 920 0.02 $ 129.17 $ 268,670

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Family Medicine Physicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 75,020 2.64 $ 118.77 $ 247,040
Outpatient Care Centers 7,310 0.69 $ 115.67 $ 240,600
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 180 0.08 $ 109.86 $ 228,500
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 1,920 0.06 $ 60.19 $ 125,200
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 660 0.06 $ 124.04 $ 258,000

Top paying industries for Family Medicine Physicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance Carriers 40 (7) (5) (5)
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 40 0.02 $ 138.54 $ 288,160
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 920 0.02 $ 129.17 $ 268,670
Home Health Care Services 220 0.01 $ 128.53 $ 267,340
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 160 0.05 $ 124.93 $ 259,850


Geographic profile for Family Medicine Physicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Family Medicine Physicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Family Medicine Physicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of family medicine physicians by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Family Medicine Physicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 15,480 0.86 1.17 $ 120.98 $ 251,640
Florida 9,710 1.01 1.38 $ 121.90 $ 253,560
Pennsylvania 8,110 1.36 1.85 $ 128.08 $ 266,410
Texas 5,920 0.44 0.59 $ 103.23 $ 214,720
Ohio 5,080 0.93 1.26 $ 77.97 $ 162,180


Map of location quotient of family medicine physicians by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Family Medicine Physicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma 2,610 1.57 2.13 $ 124.47 $ 258,900
Alaska 440 1.42 1.93 $ 131.61 $ 273,740
Pennsylvania 8,110 1.36 1.85 $ 128.08 $ 266,410
Montana 640 1.28 1.74 $ 111.19 $ 231,280
Arizona 3,950 1.26 1.71 $ 138.80 $ 288,700


Map of annual mean wages of family medicine physicians by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Family Medicine Physicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 140 0.51 0.69 $ 145.77 $ 303,190
Mississippi 920 0.80 1.08 $ 140.39 $ 292,020
Arizona 3,950 1.26 1.71 $ 138.80 $ 288,700
South Carolina 840 0.38 0.51 $ 136.20 $ 283,300
Kentucky 1,920 0.98 1.33 $ 135.64 $ 282,140



Map of employment of family medicine physicians by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Family Medicine Physicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,530 0.69 0.93 $ 103.06 $ 214,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,790 0.94 1.27 $ 114.08 $ 237,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,370 1.19 1.61 $ 134.00 $ 278,720
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,180 1.39 1.88 $ 142.23 $ 295,830
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,850 1.03 1.40 $ 130.47 $ 271,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,170 0.68 0.92 $ 76.99 $ 160,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,870 0.41 0.56 $ 71.35 $ 148,410
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,800 0.94 1.28 $ 114.80 $ 238,780
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,760 0.93 1.25 $ 75.89 $ 157,850
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,720 0.56 0.76 $ 124.56 $ 259,090


Map of location quotient of family medicine physicians by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Family Medicine Physicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbia, MO 760 7.75 10.50 (8) (8)
Grand Junction, CO 270 4.06 5.51 $ 122.34 $ 254,460
Lawton, OK 160 3.75 5.08 $ 149.74 $ 311,460
Rome, GA 120 2.88 3.91 $ 115.56 $ 240,370
Sebring, FL 80 2.83 3.83 $ 144.05 $ 299,620
Fairbanks, AK 90 2.65 3.60 (8) (8)
Reading, PA 440 2.56 3.47 $ 130.41 $ 271,250
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 840 2.43 3.29 $ 42.53 $ 88,450
Akron, OH 700 2.19 2.97 $ 93.59 $ 194,670
Pueblo, CO 130 2.02 2.74 $ 103.35 $ 214,960