General Internal Medicine Physicians Salary in the US
A general internal medicine physicians earns a national median of $256,560 a year (mean $267,200) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #17 of 825.
How much does a general internal medicine physicians earn in the US?
A general internal medicine physicians in the United States earns a median of $256,560 a year (mean $267,200), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 403% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 67,150 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1216), ranked #17 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$256,560
per year
Mean
$267,200
per year
Employment
67,150
US workers
National rank
#17
of 825 by median
What a general internal medicine physicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a general internal medicine physicians (SOC 29-1216) earns a median annual wage of $256,560 and a mean (average) of $267,200. The median is the midpoint — half of general internal medicine physicians earn more and half earn less — and is 403% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a general internal medicine physicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for general internal medicine physicians is $256,560, and the mean (average) is $267,200. The median is the midpoint — half of general internal medicine physicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does general internal medicine physicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $256,560, a general internal medicine physicians earns 403% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many general internal medicine physicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 67,150 general internal medicine physicians employed nationally (SOC 29-1216), across all industries.
- Where does this general internal medicine physicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1216. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1216 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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