Highest-paying Cities for General Internists

The top 100 highest paying cities for general internists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of general internists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $207,330, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is the highest paying city for general internists. It is followed by Monroe, Michigan (average annual salary $206,960). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of general internists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for General Internists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$207,330	$166,180	30
2	Monroe, Michigan	$206,960	$179,070	50
3	Syracuse, New York	$206,890	$125,700	50
4	Spokane, Washington	$206,640	$141,900	50
5	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$206,630	$138,040	270
6	Boulder, Colorado	$205,540	$172,550	50
7	Salem, Oregon	$205,010	$168,470	70
8	Salt Lake City, Utah	$204,550	$134,710	170
9	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$204,060	$58,700	520
10	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$203,940	$71,420	2,720
11	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$203,860	$120,260	30
12	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$203,700	$140,100	30
13	Stockton, California	$203,540	$103,870	n/a
14	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$203,500	$147,000	80
15	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$202,780	$121,500	60
16	Grand Junction, Colorado	$202,550	$72,180	60
17	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$202,500	$61,440	1,300
18	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$202,490	$55,720	310
19	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$202,260	$142,400	40
20	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$201,910	$117,590	200
21	Fresno, California	$201,640	$153,720	70
22	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$200,490	$29,790	240
23	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$200,080	$60,880	550
24	St Louis, Missouri	$199,900	$118,370	60
25	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$199,250	$53,330	180
26	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$199,210	$175,920	90
27	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$198,980	$129,880	30
28	Laredo, Texas	$198,940	$172,140	n/a
29	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$197,780	$61,130	1,280
30	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$197,060	$122,720	130
31	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$196,650	$118,350	250
32	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$196,020	$45,760	930
33	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$195,920	$133,760	270
34	Wilmington, New Jersey	$195,770	$103,200	70
35	Savannah, Georgia	$194,660	$140,180	40
36	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$194,030	$110,520	30
37	Akron, Ohio	$193,710	$62,220	140
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$193,470	$155,050	280
39	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$192,790	$157,400	50
40	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$192,670	$65,030	600
41	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$192,160	$96,340	340
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$191,900	$60,230	1,240
43	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$191,190	$101,100	230
44	Bangor, Maine	$190,070	$167,690	50
45	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$189,450	$74,900	30
46	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$188,690	$50,000	600
47	Worcester, Massachusetts	$187,840	$142,050	n/a
48	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$187,760	$113,580	90
49	Springfield, Massachusetts	$186,590	$136,510	270
50	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$186,200	$115,360	100
51	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$185,970	$116,770	1,460
52	Yuba City, California	$185,270	$111,450	n/a
53	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$184,770	$54,620	1,400
54	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$184,620	$116,030	40
55	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$184,530	$110,850	2,060
56	Richmond, Virginia	$184,270	$154,850	190
57	Tacoma, Washington	$184,030	$189,860	30
58	Kansas City, Missouri	$183,470	$80,360	80
59	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$183,310	$161,050	60
60	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$183,290	$54,710	n/a
61	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$183,040	$124,860	70
62	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$182,850	$56,050	170
63	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$182,450	$108,410	40
64	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$182,340	$86,770	1,640
65	Waterbury, Connecticut	$182,180	$134,340	30
66	Toledo, Ohio	$181,920	$57,550	140
67	Columbus, Ohio	$181,700	$98,920	1,160
68	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$180,990	$123,260	210
69	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$180,930	$91,770	50
70	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$180,310	$118,380	30
71	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$180,110	$156,540	30
72	Sussex County, Delaware	$179,900	$70,600	n/a
73	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$179,840	$155,160	150
74	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$179,310	$115,170	450
75	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$178,980	$46,950	130
76	Salisbury, Maryland	$178,550	$94,360	40
77	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$178,200	$117,890	50
78	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$177,830	$68,940	340
79	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$177,790	$106,090	40
80	Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$177,120	$32,070	90
81	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$177,080	$104,030	n/a
82	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$176,880	$160,290	n/a
83	Johnson City, Tennessee	$176,790	$115,100	150
84	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$176,630	$142,320	170
85	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$176,510	$169,030	190
86	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$176,390	$59,840	80
87	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$176,360	$104,820	30
88	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$176,200	$143,590	350
89	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$175,990	$73,110	80
90	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$175,220	$87,820	50
91	Knoxville, Tennessee	$174,830	$126,260	30
92	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$174,810	$151,290	110
93	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$174,260	$113,140	520
94	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$174,060	$53,230	220
95	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$173,990	$165,310	340
96	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$173,950	$90,930	n/a
97	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$173,570	$67,370	140
98	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$173,440	$139,560	70
99	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$173,200	$81,940	1,910
100	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$172,300	$140,550	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for general internists.