Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022
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) |
| 100,940 |
2.4 % |
$ 107.91 |
$ 224,460 |
2.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Family Medicine Physicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 31.29 |
$ 63.75 |
$ 101.59 |
(5) |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 65,090 |
$ 132,600 |
$ 211,300 |
(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 |
68,760 |
2.47 |
$ 108.27 |
$ 225,190 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
17,550 |
0.31 |
$ 108.17 |
$ 225,000 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
7,300 |
0.71 |
$ 116.47 |
$ 242,260 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,870 |
0.06 |
$ 46.56 |
$ 96,850 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,080 |
0.05 |
$ 117.01 |
$ 243,390 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Family Medicine Physicians:
Top paying industries for Family Medicine Physicians:
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.
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 |
10,920 |
0.62 |
0.91 |
$ 115.76 |
$ 240,770 |
| Pennsylvania |
8,900 |
1.53 |
2.24 |
$ 111.57 |
$ 232,070 |
| Texas |
8,770 |
0.67 |
0.99 |
$ 101.90 |
$ 211,940 |
| Florida |
6,480 |
0.70 |
1.03 |
$ 104.72 |
$ 217,820 |
| Virginia |
4,550 |
1.18 |
1.72 |
$ 108.14 |
$ 224,940 |
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) |
| Pennsylvania |
8,900 |
1.53 |
2.24 |
$ 111.57 |
$ 232,070 |
| Alaska |
460 |
1.50 |
2.20 |
$ 143.21 |
$ 297,870 |
| Nebraska |
1,420 |
1.46 |
2.14 |
$ 128.73 |
$ 267,760 |
| Arizona |
4,350 |
1.44 |
2.10 |
$ 112.90 |
$ 234,830 |
| Colorado |
3,520 |
1.27 |
1.86 |
$ 105.35 |
$ 219,120 |
Top paying states for Family Medicine Physicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Carolina |
1,530 |
0.71 |
1.04 |
$ 148.69 |
$ 309,270 |
| Alaska |
460 |
1.50 |
2.20 |
$ 143.21 |
$ 297,870 |
| Wyoming |
170 |
0.64 |
0.94 |
$ 142.10 |
$ 295,570 |
| Nebraska |
1,420 |
1.46 |
2.14 |
$ 128.73 |
$ 267,760 |
| Oklahoma |
1,430 |
0.89 |
1.30 |
$ 128.27 |
$ 266,800 |
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 |
4,380 |
0.48 |
0.70 |
$ 86.16 |
$ 179,210 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,840 |
1.38 |
2.03 |
$ 112.43 |
$ 233,860 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,430 |
1.54 |
2.26 |
$ 111.90 |
$ 232,750 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,170 |
0.83 |
1.22 |
$ 110.50 |
$ 229,850 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,110 |
0.51 |
0.75 |
$ 108.14 |
$ 224,930 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,040 |
0.99 |
1.46 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,340 |
0.53 |
0.78 |
$ 71.06 |
$ 147,810 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,290 |
0.76 |
1.11 |
$ 107.34 |
$ 223,270 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,220 |
0.82 |
1.20 |
$ 120.64 |
$ 250,940 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,750 |
0.73 |
1.07 |
$ 133.78 |
$ 278,260 |
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) |
| Rochester, MN |
640 |
5.41 |
7.93 |
$ 128.10 |
$ 266,450 |
| Grand Junction, CO |
270 |
4.26 |
6.24 |
$ 123.00 |
$ 255,840 |
| Lawton, OK |
170 |
4.03 |
5.90 |
$ 135.26 |
$ 281,340 |
| Reading, PA |
480 |
2.92 |
4.28 |
$ 118.50 |
$ 246,470 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
90 |
2.60 |
3.81 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Akron, OH |
750 |
2.38 |
3.49 |
$ 103.67 |
$ 215,620 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR |
790 |
2.35 |
3.45 |
$ 42.42 |
$ 88,220 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS |
120 |
2.34 |
3.42 |
$ 176.49 |
$ 367,100 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL |
370 |
2.33 |
3.42 |
$ 123.57 |
$ 257,020 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
90 |
2.33 |
3.41 |
$ 95.32 |
$ 198,270 |
United States Department of Labor
