Highest-paying Cities for Other Physicians and Surgeons

The top 100 highest paying cities for other physicians and surgeons (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 other physicians and surgeons in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $207,620, St Louis, Missouri is the highest paying city for other physicians and surgeons. It is followed by Toledo, Ohio (average annual salary $207,570). 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 other physicians and surgeons in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Physicians and Surgeons

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	St Louis, Missouri	$207,620	$78,510	2,640
2	Toledo, Ohio	$207,570	$59,200	520
3	Glens Falls, New York	$207,360	$125,480	150
4	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$207,230	$46,720	820
5	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$207,020	$70,320	11,420
6	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$206,630	$79,490	830
7	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$206,580	$107,160	50
8	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$206,420	$79,430	120
9	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$206,320	$178,990	130
10	Reading, Pennsylvania	$206,120	$140,400	740
11	Jefferson City, Missouri	$206,100	$67,950	70
12	East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$206,040	$58,440	50
13	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$206,020	$87,980	160
14	Stockton, California	$205,890	$64,160	500
15	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$205,860	$118,820	440
16	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$205,810	$72,790	2,630
17	Erie, Pennsylvania	$205,310	$55,320	810
18	Burlington, North Carolina	$204,870	$166,710	60
19	Madison, Wisconsin	$204,820	$109,520	910
20	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia	$204,720	$110,780	40
21	Bend, Oregon	$204,620	$173,260	240
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$204,290	$64,910	14,310
23	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$204,160	$112,050	3,890
24	Tyler, Texas	$204,030	$58,050	230
25	Port St Lucie, Florida	$203,930	$102,670	560
26	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$203,850	$122,190	130
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$203,830	$70,310	4,560
28	Lubbock, Texas	$203,680	$107,080	100
29	Clarksville, Tennessee	$203,650	$109,920	130
30	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$203,540	$57,390	5,350
31	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$203,270	$145,840	150
32	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$203,130	$40,850	590
33	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$202,850	$101,250	50
34	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$202,750	$151,920	180
35	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$202,710	$129,260	200
36	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$202,130	$127,480	710
37	Kansas City, Missouri	$202,110	$57,590	2,900
38	Framingham, Massachusetts	$202,020	$89,810	300
39	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$202,000	$100,250	270
40	Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$201,940	$104,130	40
41	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$201,850	$50,110	810
42	Lawrence, Kansas	$201,740	$146,450	100
43	Jacksonville, Florida	$201,650	$108,240	1,330
44	Lima, Ohio	$201,220	$59,620	140
45	Prescott, Arizona	$201,150	$113,630	210
46	Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$201,040	$114,040	50
47	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$200,920	$108,170	5,710
48	Olympia, Washington	$200,860	$37,350	250
49	Springfield, Ohio	$200,810	$170,250	110
50	Dalton, Georgia	$200,610	$127,940	70
51	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$200,510	$111,430	80
52	El Centro, California	$200,170	$170,650	50
53	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$199,990	$98,130	320
54	Brunswick, Georgia	$199,610	$109,270	120
55	Savannah, Georgia	$199,480	$53,850	580
56	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$199,430	$114,510	3,660
57	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$199,420	$82,010	50
58	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$199,400	$59,650	2,190
59	North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$199,370	$127,080	200
60	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$199,320	$54,130	140
61	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$199,220	$74,940	140
62	Altoona, Pennsylvania	$198,780	$110,780	130
63	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$198,670	$109,100	1,280
64	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$198,570	$132,660	90
65	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$198,460	$104,840	110
66	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$198,400	$85,430	250
67	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$198,370	$87,450	60
68	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$197,970	$72,260	180
69	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$197,920	$55,010	2,740
70	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$197,420	$101,460	150
71	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$197,360	$45,810	2,470
72	Columbus, Georgia	$197,270	$95,150	310
73	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$197,240	$135,610	130
74	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina	$197,050	$54,960	290
75	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$196,820	$172,100	250
76	Yuba City, California	$196,770	$116,470	220
77	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$196,270	$47,960	330
78	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$196,170	$113,570	660
79	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina	$195,860	$124,060	40
80	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$195,430	$107,900	30
81	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$195,070	$62,450	2,910
82	Salinas, California	$195,010	$148,040	240
83	Sebring, Florida	$194,960	$127,400	70
84	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$194,930	$92,300	220
85	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$194,530	$110,840	180
86	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$194,510	$97,460	90
87	Redding, California	$194,440	$63,990	180
88	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	$193,740	$55,430	n/a
89	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$193,710	$103,870	760
90	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$193,610	$93,840	100
91	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$193,600	$124,210	260
92	Cleveland, Tennessee	$193,260	$65,620	60
93	Beckley, West Virginia	$193,220	$111,020	220
94	Camden, New Jersey	$193,030	$108,280	2,320
95	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$192,750	$113,140	130
96	Columbus, Ohio	$192,650	$60,250	2,700
97	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$191,870	$115,950	110
98	Wausau, Wisconsin	$191,670	$159,260	200
99	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$191,670	$62,990	1,260
100	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$191,390	$64,160	160

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