Healthcare · 67 Cities Ranked

Highest Paying Cities for Family Medicine Physician (2025)

The median Family Medicine Physician salary is $481,870 in Oklahoma City, OK, the highest-paying city for this role. After adjusting for cost of living, Oklahoma City, OK offers the best purchasing power at $557,075 adjusted.

The 67 cities below are ranked by median wage for Family Medicine Physician, drawn from BLS OEWS. Top-of-list cities typically combine high local labor demand with above-baseline cost-of-living, so the gross-wage ranking partly reflects COL adjustment. Reading the ranking carefully: gross median wage is the headline number, but the cost-adjusted figure (which divides by the city's cost-of-living index) tells a different story for high-COL cities. The ranking sorts on gross wage; the per-city pages surface the adjusted figure.

For workers evaluating Family Medicine Physician relocation, the top of the ranking is the obvious starting point — but the bottom of the list (low gross wage, low COL) is often where cost-adjusted real income is highest. The role-specific pages link to per-city detail.

$257,072

National Median

$481,870

Highest City

$76,830

Lowest City

Cities Ranked

Ranked by Median Salary

Rank	City	Median	Range (10th-90th)	COL Index	COL-Adjusted	Jobs
1	Oklahoma City, OK	$481,870	$163,620, $486,270	86.5	$557,075	940
2	Knoxville, TN	$460,080	$189,830, $621,030	90.3	$509,502	590
3	Providence, RI	$438,290	$203,870, $467,160	119.4	$367,077	310
4	San Jose, CA	$351,760	$83,390, $372,950	195.8	$179,653	1,120
5	Tulsa, OK	$350,190	$128,880, $484,950	86.8	$403,445	540
6	Boise, ID	$347,160	$96,230, $531,880	102.1	$340,020	390
7	Sacramento, CA	$345,310	$180,250, $440,330	124.7	$276,913	830
8	Phoenix, AZ	$341,680	$183,290, $425,910	100.7	$339,305	2,050
9	New Orleans, LA	$332,690	$190,750, $464,410	95.9	$346,913	250
10	Bakersfield, CA	$332,530	$107,650, $434,630	100.6	$330,547	190
11	Baltimore, MD	$307,400	$136,250, $420,950	114.2	$269,177	760
12	Seattle, WA	$306,190	$95,500, $337,870	149.4	$204,946	840
13	San Francisco, CA	$304,560	$98,220, $534,110	179.6	$169,577	2,170
14	Anchorage, AK	$299,340	$170,390, $394,740	127	$235,701	250
15	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$298,890	$131,990, $475,480	122.4	$244,191	0
16	Salt Lake City, UT	$296,510	$172,840, $352,360	101.4	$292,416	100
17	San Diego, CA	$295,530	$149,290, $493,980	160.2	$184,476	1,360
18	Philadelphia, PA	$294,430	$129,460, $423,650	118.4	$248,674	1,790
19	Madison, WI	$291,000	$114,400, $360,140	103.8	$280,347	160
20	Milwaukee, WI	$287,350	$225,300, $385,260	97.4	$295,021	390
21	Indianapolis, IN	$287,130	$137,750, $509,200	90.1	$318,679	690
22	Portland, OR	$286,170	$190,510, $318,170	130.1	$219,962	700
23	Boston, MA	$284,010	$107,650, $374,630	152.1	$186,726	2,950
24	Colorado Springs, CO	$283,470	$70,010, $318,840	104.5	$271,263	290
25	Minneapolis, MN	$283,060	$167,750, $372,970	106.2	$266,535	1,120
26	Louisville, KY	$280,050	$138,750, $578,460	90.2	$310,477	280
27	Fresno, CA	$277,650	$111,400, $415,150	105.5	$263,175	320
28	Pittsburgh, PA	$275,930	$165,600, $407,650	92.3	$298,949	1,730
29	Charlotte, NC	$269,270	$107,990, $363,240	96.7	$278,459	280
30	Des Moines, IA	$265,200	$190,600, $520,860	93.3	$284,244	250
31	Austin, TX	$263,070	$161,800, $317,500	103	$255,408	250
32	Atlanta, GA	$259,320	$170,770, $437,630	99.2	$261,411	2,060
33	Dallas, TX	$259,310	$107,810, $431,530	104.1	$249,097	2,240
34	Memphis, TN	$256,240	$123,450, $634,140	84	$305,048	360
35	Denver, CO	$255,590	$77,310, $335,940	112.8	$226,587	1,080
36	Las Vegas, NV	$251,550	$132,810, $309,260	109	$230,780	260
37	New York, NY	$249,150	$62,090, $403,430	187.2	$133,093	4,870
38	Lexington, KY	$237,650	$106,880, $533,710	91.3	$260,296	210
39	Albany, NY	$236,090	$75,530, $418,550	100.7	$234,449	220
40	San Antonio, TX	$233,780	$62,230, $274,450	91.5	$255,497	610
41	Tampa, FL	$233,210	$54,060, $383,310	99.6	$234,147	1,290
42	Greenville, SC	$231,790	$103,630, $330,370	90.1	$257,259	310
43	Buffalo, NY	$228,190	$140,020, $408,570	92.5	$246,692	140
44	Tucson, AZ	$227,940	$100,920, $517,730	95.4	$238,931	290
45	Miami, FL	$227,700	$108,670, $352,730	123.1	$184,972	0
46	Washington, DC	$225,140	$125,150, $329,200	152.8	$147,343	1,470
47	Chicago, IL	$225,080	$94,990, $320,380	107.3	$209,767	1,430
48	Cincinnati, OH	$218,880	$71,310, $319,410	91.2	$240,000	190
49	Raleigh, NC	$218,830	$197,210, $283,640	99.8	$219,269	0
50	Reno, NV	$217,420	$184,820, $410,600	106.5	$204,150	60
51	Rochester, NY	$215,340	$111,330, $428,790	92.9	$231,798	190
52	Kansas City, MO	$213,950	$74,550, $425,160	95.4	$224,266	590
53	Nashville, TN	$211,370	$64,180, $311,930	100.3	$210,738	650
54	Richmond, VA	$208,750	$103,720, $362,260	102.1	$204,456	410
55	Greensboro, NC	$207,820	$80,090, $328,720	91.3	$227,623	100
56	Little Rock, AR	$205,910	$124,010, $390,000	88.2	$233,458	0
57	Omaha, NE	$200,860	$71,350, $363,080	91.8	$218,802	410
58	Los Angeles, CA	$186,700	$74,510, $307,820	166	$112,470	0
59	Albuquerque, NM	$185,200	$64,490, $315,340	94	$197,021	210
60	Detroit, MI	$181,990	$65,310, $382,240	95.1	$191,367	1,940
61	Jacksonville, FL	$166,680	$62,810, $335,510	95.1	$175,268	750
62	Bridgeport, CT	$155,250	$87,270, $318,460	137.5	$112,909	380
63	Hartford, CT	$148,850	$73,650, $358,900	112.6	$132,194	210
64	Birmingham, AL	$119,990	$119,990, $314,390	90.4	$132,732	140
65	Orlando, FL	$116,320	$84,070, $342,590	103.1	$112,823	1,600
66	Columbus, OH	$111,400	$67,790, $317,130	93.1	$119,656	420
67	St. Louis, MO	$76,830	$70,100, $428,550	90	$85,367	1,660

Ranked by Purchasing Power (COL-Adjusted)

Cost-of-living adjusted salaries show where your Family Medicine Physician paycheck goes furthest. A lower COL index means your dollars stretch further.

Rank	City	COL-Adjusted	Raw Median	COL Index
1	Oklahoma City, OK	$557,075	$481,870	86.5
2	Knoxville, TN	$509,502	$460,080	90.3
3	Tulsa, OK	$403,445	$350,190	86.8
4	Providence, RI	$367,077	$438,290	119.4
5	New Orleans, LA	$346,913	$332,690	95.9
6	Boise, ID	$340,020	$347,160	102.1
7	Phoenix, AZ	$339,305	$341,680	100.7
8	Bakersfield, CA	$330,547	$332,530	100.6
9	Indianapolis, IN	$318,679	$287,130	90.1
10	Louisville, KY	$310,477	$280,050	90.2
11	Memphis, TN	$305,048	$256,240	84
12	Pittsburgh, PA	$298,949	$275,930	92.3
13	Milwaukee, WI	$295,021	$287,350	97.4
14	Salt Lake City, UT	$292,416	$296,510	101.4
15	Des Moines, IA	$284,244	$265,200	93.3
16	Madison, WI	$280,347	$291,000	103.8
17	Charlotte, NC	$278,459	$269,270	96.7
18	Sacramento, CA	$276,913	$345,310	124.7
19	Colorado Springs, CO	$271,263	$283,470	104.5
20	Baltimore, MD	$269,177	$307,400	114.2
21	Minneapolis, MN	$266,535	$283,060	106.2
22	Fresno, CA	$263,175	$277,650	105.5
23	Atlanta, GA	$261,411	$259,320	99.2
24	Lexington, KY	$260,296	$237,650	91.3
25	Greenville, SC	$257,259	$231,790	90.1
26	San Antonio, TX	$255,497	$233,780	91.5
27	Austin, TX	$255,408	$263,070	103
28	Dallas, TX	$249,097	$259,310	104.1
29	Philadelphia, PA	$248,674	$294,430	118.4
30	Buffalo, NY	$246,692	$228,190	92.5
31	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	$244,191	$298,890	122.4
32	Cincinnati, OH	$240,000	$218,880	91.2
33	Tucson, AZ	$238,931	$227,940	95.4
34	Anchorage, AK	$235,701	$299,340	127
35	Albany, NY	$234,449	$236,090	100.7
36	Tampa, FL	$234,147	$233,210	99.6
37	Little Rock, AR	$233,458	$205,910	88.2
38	Rochester, NY	$231,798	$215,340	92.9
39	Las Vegas, NV	$230,780	$251,550	109
40	Greensboro, NC	$227,623	$207,820	91.3
41	Denver, CO	$226,587	$255,590	112.8
42	Kansas City, MO	$224,266	$213,950	95.4
43	Portland, OR	$219,962	$286,170	130.1
44	Raleigh, NC	$219,269	$218,830	99.8
45	Omaha, NE	$218,802	$200,860	91.8
46	Nashville, TN	$210,738	$211,370	100.3
47	Chicago, IL	$209,767	$225,080	107.3
48	Seattle, WA	$204,946	$306,190	149.4
49	Richmond, VA	$204,456	$208,750	102.1
50	Reno, NV	$204,150	$217,420	106.5
51	Albuquerque, NM	$197,021	$185,200	94
52	Detroit, MI	$191,367	$181,990	95.1
53	Boston, MA	$186,726	$284,010	152.1
54	Miami, FL	$184,972	$227,700	123.1
55	San Diego, CA	$184,476	$295,530	160.2
56	San Jose, CA	$179,653	$351,760	195.8
57	Jacksonville, FL	$175,268	$166,680	95.1
58	San Francisco, CA	$169,577	$304,560	179.6
59	Washington, DC	$147,343	$225,140	152.8
60	New York, NY	$133,093	$249,150	187.2
61	Birmingham, AL	$132,732	$119,990	90.4
62	Hartford, CT	$132,194	$148,850	112.6
63	Columbus, OH	$119,656	$111,400	93.1
64	Bridgeport, CT	$112,909	$155,250	137.5
65	Orlando, FL	$112,823	$116,320	103.1
66	Los Angeles, CA	$112,470	$186,700	166
67	St. Louis, MO	$85,367	$76,830	90

Frequently Asked Questions

Oklahoma City, OK pays the highest median Family Medicine Physician salary at $481,870. However, after cost-of-living adjustment, Oklahoma City, OK offers the most purchasing power at $557,075 adjusted.

The national median Family Medicine Physician salary is $257,072 based on BLS data. Salaries range from $76,830 to $481,870 depending on city.

Not necessarily. A city with higher nominal pay may have a higher cost of living that offsets the salary difference. Compare the "COL-Adjusted" column in both tables above, cities with lower costs of living often offer better real purchasing power.