Family medicine physician pay by state
Family medicine physicians employed in the United States earned a mean of $255,820 and a median of $244,180 a year in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This page breaks that down by state, shows the spread from the 10th to the 90th percentile, and converts it to work RVUs at a rate you enter.
United States, May 2025
- Mean wage
- $255,820
- Median wage
- $244,180
- Employed
- 107,510
- 10th percentile
- $76,830
- 25th percentile
- $162,420
- Median
- $244,180
- 75th percentile
- $334,270
- 90th percentile
- $428,550
Pay by state
Rhode Island had the highest mean ($365,960) and Alabama the lowest ($169,720).
| Alabama | — | $169,720 | −34% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 760 | $307,210 | +20% |
| Arizona | 2,620 | $310,630 | +21% |
| Arkansas | 290 | $232,230 | −9% |
| California | — | $252,930 | −1% |
| Colorado | 2,700 | $249,500 | −2% |
| Connecticut | 790 | $200,820 | −21% |
| Delaware | 640 | $226,230 | −12% |
| District of Columbia | 150 | $321,950 | +26% |
| Florida | — | $222,290 | −13% |
| Georgia | 3,690 | $280,870 | +10% |
| Hawaii | 260 | $222,540 | −13% |
| Idaho | 690 | $307,400 | +20% |
| Illinois | 1,960 | $229,370 | −10% |
| Indiana | 1,410 | $285,950 | +12% |
| Iowa | 1,140 | $279,120 | +9% |
| Kansas | 210 | $236,160 | −8% |
| Kentucky | 1,170 | $254,740 | 0% |
| Louisiana | 1,090 | $267,230 | +4% |
| Maine | 730 | $239,970 | −6% |
| Maryland | 1,050 | $279,010 | +9% |
| Massachusetts | 3,540 | $271,340 | +6% |
| Michigan | 3,770 | $219,610 | −14% |
| Minnesota | 1,820 | $272,380 | +6% |
| Mississippi | 570 | $265,510 | +4% |
| Missouri | 3,740 | $214,250 | −16% |
| Montana | 460 | $337,850 | +32% |
| Nebraska | 830 | $259,630 | +1% |
| Nevada | 340 | $242,460 | −5% |
| New Hampshire | 350 | $250,990 | −2% |
| New Jersey | 3,050 | $291,470 | +14% |
| New Mexico | 650 | $238,170 | −7% |
| New York | 4,000 | $211,570 | −17% |
| North Carolina | 1,520 | $220,360 | −14% |
| North Dakota | 260 | $272,470 | +7% |
| Ohio | 1,490 | $226,800 | −11% |
| Oklahoma | 2,170 | $329,940 | +29% |
| Oregon | 1,490 | $275,320 | +8% |
| Pennsylvania | 4,190 | $298,410 | +17% |
| Rhode Island | 210 | $365,960 | +43% |
| South Carolina | 1,200 | $244,960 | −4% |
| South Dakota | 550 | $258,390 | +1% |
| Tennessee | 2,260 | $284,650 | +11% |
| Texas | 6,190 | $262,580 | +3% |
| Utah | 550 | $297,110 | +16% |
| Vermont | 240 | $249,620 | −2% |
| Virginia | 2,930 | $252,590 | −1% |
| Washington | 1,270 | $274,210 | +7% |
| West Virginia | 320 | $260,430 | +2% |
| Wisconsin | 1,470 | $292,050 | +14% |
| Wyoming | 100 | $278,070 | +9% |
Employment is rounded by BLS; a dash means it was not released.
What the pay means in work RVUs
Many employed physicians are paid partly or wholly per work RVU (wRVU). Enter a rate per wRVU to see how many wRVUs a year the national figures equal.
- Mean wage
- 5,116 wRVUs a year
- about 107 a week over 48 weeks
- Median wage
- 4,884 wRVUs a year
- about 102 a week over 48 weeks
Contracts set their own rate per wRVU, so enter yours. The example rate is a placeholder, not a market figure. Medicare's conversion factor ($33.4009) is what Medicare pays per RVU of a service; it is not an employer's rate per wRVU.
How to read these numbers
- They come from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, a sample of about 1.1 million workplaces run by the Bureau of Labor Statistics with state workforce agencies. The May 2025 estimates were published May 15, 2026.
- Only employees are counted. Self-employed physicians and partners in unincorporated practices are not in the survey, so the counts are well below the number of physicians in each specialty.
- Wages include base pay and incentive pay such as productivity bonuses. Overtime, shift differentials, non-production bonuses such as signing bonuses, and benefits are not included.
- Each year's estimates pool three years of survey responses and model the rest, so a single year's change in a state can be noise.
- Where most reported wages fall in the survey's top band, BLS reports a figure only as $239,200 or more.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, bls.gov/oes.
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Questions
How much do family medicine physicians make?
In May 2025, family medicine physicians employed in the US earned a mean annual wage of $255,820 and a median of $244,180, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half earned between $162,420 and $334,270.
Which state pays family medicine physicians the most?
Rhode Island had the highest mean ($365,960) and Alabama the lowest ($169,720).
Do these figures include self-employed physicians?
No. The survey counts employees only, so self-employed physicians and partners in unincorporated practices are left out. Practice owners' income is not in these figures.
How many wRVUs is that?
It depends on the rate per wRVU in your contract. At an example $50 per wRVU, the mean wage of $255,820 equals about 5,116 wRVUs a year. Enter your own rate on this page, or count your wRVUs code by code in the RVU calculator.
How often is this updated?
BLS publishes these estimates once a year, usually in spring. This page uses the May 2025 estimates, published May 15, 2026.
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