Physician salary vs. state happiness

Here are the states ranked by overall happiness compared to average physician salary, according to data from ZipRecruiter and personal finance website WalletHub:

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State

Happiness ranking

Average physician salary

Hawaii

1

$143,342

Maryland

2

$126,688

Minnesota

3

$147,275

Utah

4

$133,680

New Jersey

5

$126,114

Idaho

6

$113,179

California

7

$131,420

Illinois

8

$129,873

Nebraska

9

$114,801

Connecticut

10

$137,884

Virginia

11

$126,690

South Dakota

12

$137,000

North Dakota

13

$136,897

Massachusetts

14

$146,979

New Hampshire

15

$116,724

Iowa

16

$140,824

Delaware

17

$124,886

Florida

18

$100,669

Georgia

19

$117,222

North Carolina

20

$109,886

Wisconsin

21

$153,842

Washington

22

$141,047

New York

23

$139,974

Maine

24

$120,213

Wyoming

25

$119,834

Oregon

26

$145,546

Pennsylvania

27

$117,126

Rhode Island

28

$137,474

Montana

29

$114,401

Colorado

30

$124,890

Arizona

31

$119,245

Kansas

32

$122,312

South Carolina

33

$120,330

Vermont

34

$125,187

Nevada

35

$148,032

Texas

36

$116,679

Indiana

37

$119,283

Ohio

38

$137,484

Michigan

39

$119,437

Alaska

40

$140,013

Missouri

41

$118,470

New Mexico

42

$139,432

Tennessee

43

$134,577

Oklahoma

44

$120,366

Mississippi

45

$127,271

Alabama

46

$100,771

Kentucky

47

$111,283

Arkansas

48

$109,190

Louisiana

49

$122,794

West Virginia

50

$100,922

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