Salaries/Physician

Physician Salary — 2026 Data

Diagnose, treat, and manage patients across primary care or specialty practice. Compare compensation across 50 locations, from entry-level to senior positions.

LocationEntry-LevelMid-LevelSeniorCOL Index
San Francisco$243K$331K$311K$446K$392K$608K180
New York$230K$314K$294K$422K$371K$576K170
San Jose$241K$328K$308K$442K$389K$603K178
Seattle$220K$299K$281K$403K$354K$549K155
Los Angeles$207K$282K$265K$379K$334K$517K150
Boston$212K$289K$271K$389K$342K$531K145
Washington D.C.$216K$294K$276K$396K$348K$540K150
San Diego$202K$274K$258K$370K$325K$504K140
Chicago$189K$257K$242K$347K$305K$473K115
Austin$194K$265K$248K$356K$313K$486K110
Denver$189K$257K$242K$347K$305K$473K120
Atlanta$180K$245K$230K$330K$290K$450K105
Dallas$180K$245K$230K$330K$290K$450K105
Houston$178K$243K$228K$327K$287K$446K102
Miami$189K$257K$242K$347K$305K$473K125
Phoenix$171K$233K$219K$314K$276K$428K100
Philadelphia$184K$250K$235K$337K$296K$459K110
Minneapolis$184K$250K$235K$337K$296K$459K108
Portland$194K$265K$248K$356K$313K$486K130
San Antonio$166K$225K$212K$304K$267K$414K95
Detroit$169K$230K$216K$310K$273K$423K95
Raleigh$176K$240K$225K$323K$284K$441K102
Charlotte$176K$240K$225K$323K$284K$441K102
Nashville$178K$243K$228K$327K$287K$446K105
Orlando$171K$233K$219K$314K$276K$428K102
Tampa$173K$235K$221K$317K$278K$432K100
Jacksonville$166K$225K$212K$304K$267K$414K98
Salt Lake City$176K$240K$225K$323K$284K$441K108
Pittsburgh$166K$225K$212K$304K$267K$414K95
Indianapolis$166K$225K$212K$304K$267K$414K95
Columbus$167K$228K$214K$307K$270K$419K95
Cleveland$162K$221K$207K$297K$261K$405K92
Cincinnati$164K$223K$209K$300K$264K$410K94
Kansas City$169K$230K$216K$310K$273K$423K95
St. Louis$166K$225K$212K$304K$267K$414K92
Milwaukee$167K$228K$214K$307K$270K$419K94
Baltimore$180K$245K$230K$330K$290K$450K108
Richmond$171K$233K$219K$314K$276K$428K100
Virginia Beach$169K$230K$216K$310K$273K$423K98
Sacramento$189K$257K$242K$347K$305K$473K125
Las Vegas$176K$240K$225K$323K$284K$441K108
Oklahoma City$158K$216K$202K$290K$255K$396K88
Memphis$158K$216K$202K$290K$255K$396K88
Louisville$162K$221K$207K$297K$261K$405K90
New Orleans$166K$225K$212K$304K$267K$414K95
Albuquerque$162K$221K$207K$297K$261K$405K95
Tucson$162K$221K$207K$297K$261K$405K95
Buffalo$162K$221K$207K$297K$261K$405K90
Honolulu$189K$257K$242K$347K$305K$473K175
Remote (US)$171K$233K$219K$314K$276K$428K100

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