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Highest-paying States for General Internists

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $207,740, Maine is the highest paying state for general internists. It is followed by Tennessee (average annual salary $207,180). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for General Internists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Maine	$207,740	$167,930	170
2	Tennessee	$207,180	$62,180	490
3	South Carolina	$205,240	$65,170	720
4	Vermont	$204,990	$109,040	60
5	Ohio	$204,370	$66,440	2,070
6	Florida	$203,050	$64,900	1,100
7	Arizona	$202,590	$58,170	740
8	Indiana	$202,360	$47,970	310
9	North Dakota	$202,350	$56,160	90
10	Colorado	$202,210	$132,700	500
11	Montana	$201,550	$57,050	60
12	Oregon	$201,080	$162,240	410
13	New Jersey	$201,050	$165,740	1,000
14	Pennsylvania	$200,410	$63,690	580
15	California	$200,190	$63,860	2,660
16	Nebraska	$198,080	$76,730	100
17	Hawaii	$195,710	$118,640	270
18	Iowa	$191,070	$63,970	150
19	Illinois	$190,200	$57,870	1,870
20	Kansas	$189,720	$108,290	280
21	Louisiana	$186,740	$58,540	120
22	Massachusetts	$185,820	$119,000	2,680
23	New York	$185,620	$67,490	2,260
24	Washington	$184,480	$58,960	270
25	Virginia	$184,010	$63,540	990
26	Kentucky	$182,540	$78,040	450
27	Oklahoma	$182,420	$55,340	380
28	Connecticut	$180,680	$145,860	500
29	Rhode Island	$180,470	$119,860	70
30	New Hampshire	$179,220	$180,080	140
31	New Mexico	$169,070	$170,070	160
32	Delaware	$163,000	$92,750	100
33	Utah	$153,180	$140,170	250
34	Nevada	$150,740	$30,350	420
35	Maryland	$131,150	$87,960	910
36	Texas	$105,620	$53,150	4,650
37	Michigan	$97,560	$45,890	3,050
38	District of Columbia	$85,020	$53,580	1,380
39	Puerto Rico	$67,400	$33,400	600
40	Georgia	$63,990	$54,320	1,980

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of general internists in those states is not available at this time.