U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest physician salary as of 2023

Published by Jenny Yang, Dec 16, 2024

Physicians in San Jose, California were paid on average 474,980 U.S. dollars in 2023. This was the highest paying metropolitan statistical area (MSA) that year, followed by Los Angeles, California and St. Louis, Missouri at 448,120 and 442,580 U.S. dollars, respectively.

Metropolitan areas with the highest compensation for physicians in the United States as of 2023 (in U.S. dollars)

CharacteristicSalary in U.S. dollars
San Jose, CA 474,977
Los Angeles, CA 448,121
St. Louis, MO 442,576
Sacramento, CA 440,004
Minneapolis, MN 438,756
San Francisco, CA 437,628
Phoenix, AZ 436,837
San Diego, CA 430,187
Charlotte, NC 429,566
Las Vegas, NV 426,727
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Salary in U.S. dollars474,977474,977448,121448,121442,576442,576440,004440,004438,756438,756437,628437,628436,837436,837430,187430,187429,566429,566426,727426,727San Jose, CALos Angeles, CASt. Louis, MOSacramento, CAMinneapolis, MNSan Francisco, CAPhoenix, AZSan Diego, CACharlotte, NCLas Vegas, NV
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Release date

May 2024

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United States

Survey time period

January to December 2023

Number of respondents

over 33,000

Special properties

Full-time physicians

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