Physician pay by state

North Dakota is the highest-paying state for physicians. 

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This information comes from May 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It excludes anesthesiologists, cardiologists, dermatologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general internal medicine physicians, neurologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, pathologists, pediatricians, physiatrists and radiologists.

Here is the average annual wage of physicians in each state and Washington, D.C.:

Alabama: $255,630

Alaska: $284,240

Arizona: $207,570

Arkansas: $221,690

California: $249,660

Colorado: $323,020

Connecticut: $310,050

Delaware: $225,650

District of Columbia: $239,820

Florida: $288,67

Georgia: $268,510

Hawaii: $304,140

Idaho: $292,750

Illinois: $212,250

Indiana: $323,030

Iowa: $257,940

Kansas: $230,000

Kentucky: $316,730

Louisiana: $306,030

Maine: $257,340

Maryland: $210,950

Massachusetts: $229,980

Michigan: $204,730

Minnesota: $302,110

Mississippi: $288,480

Missouri: $300,040

Montana: This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year.

Nebraska: $309,310

Nevada: $256,770

New Hampshire: $315,630

New Jersey: $204,450

New Mexico: $302,650

New York: $227,910

North Carolina: $218,010

North Dakota: $351,270

Ohio: $271,040

Oklahoma: $243,060

Oregon: $288,930

Pennsylvania: $187,330

Rhode Island: $204,520

South Carolina: $326,530

South Dakota: $296,490

Tennessee: $297,780

Texas: $239,840

Utah: $228,640

Vermont: $270,230

Virginia: $209,170

Washington: $288,560

West Virginia: $263,850

Wisconsin: $288,500

Wyoming: $339,540

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