The highest-paying states for all other physicians; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric (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 all other physicians; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $206,760, Pennsylvania is the highest paying state for all other physicians; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric. It is followed by Arizona (average annual salary $206,040). 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 all other physicians; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | $206,760 |
$59,230 | 22,000 |
| 2 | Arizona | $206,040 |
$121,480 | 8,200 |
| 3 | Utah | $205,560 |
$74,970 | 2,120 |
| 4 | Maryland | $205,380 |
$78,770 | 10,370 |
| 5 | Texas | $205,310 |
$59,980 | 21,420 |
| 6 | Tennessee | $202,770 |
$57,160 | 7,450 |
| 7 | South Carolina | $202,010 |
$62,980 | 3,090 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $197,990 |
$74,090 | 2,350 |
| 9 | Alabama | $195,750 |
$59,390 | 4,260 |
| 10 | Oregon | $193,760 |
$59,160 | 5,630 |
| 11 | Mississippi | $188,560 |
$46,730 | 2,180 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $188,350 |
$61,960 | 15,280 |
| 13 | Kansas | $185,030 |
$56,090 | 3,420 |
| 14 | Virginia | $182,300 |
$57,530 | 7,970 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $180,950 |
$56,560 | 13,510 |
| 16 | Louisiana | $180,490 |
$90,410 | 4,680 |
| 17 | District of Columbia | $169,510 |
$73,300 | 1,800 |
| 18 | Illinois | $168,060 |
$63,680 | 12,970 |
| 19 | Michigan | $167,350 |
$54,470 | 13,680 |
| 20 | New York | $156,430 |
$64,500 | 30,090 |
| 21 | Nebraska | $152,890 |
$67,470 | 2,060 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $149,030 |
$52,330 | 3,100 |
| 23 | Arkansas | $141,720 |
$54,660 | 3,590 |
| 24 | Puerto Rico | $110,850 |
$33,560 | 1,020 |
| 25 | Virgin Islands | $99,730 |
$82,220 | 100 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of all other physicians; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric in those states is not available at this time.
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