The average annual salaries for family medicine physicians in the state of Tennessee are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of family medicine physicians amongst Tennessee cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile bracket | Average annual salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $118,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $179,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $223,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for family medicine physicians in Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $223,880. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $179,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $118,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of family medicine physicians from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $223,880 | 12.20% | 12.19% |
| 2021 | $196,570 | -0.48% | - |
| 2020 | $197,520 | 0.47% | - |
| 2019 | $196,590 | - | - |
Table 3 shows the median annual salary of family medicine physicians in some Tennessee cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of family medicine physicians in state of Tennessee ranges from $81,390 to $235,840. The highest paying area for family medicine physicians in Tennessee is Chattanooga with a median annual salary of $235,840. The second highest paying city/area in Tennessee State is Johnson City (mean annual salary $228,870). The lowest paying area is Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $81,390.