General Internal Medicine Physician salary
256,560 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 29-1216
Half of all general internal medicine physicians in the United States earn more than 256,560 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay17of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile3.01×124,470 USD – 374,850 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 124,470 USD |
| Median | 256,560 USD |
| Mean | 267,200 USD |
| Upper quartile | 374,850 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 29-1216 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Orthodontists 289,140 USD
- Psychiatrists 281,870 USD
- Physicians, All Other 265,930 USD
- Neurologists 248,560 USD
- Family Medicine Physicians 244,180 USD
- Nurse Anesthetists 236,590 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov