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Top 10 highest, lowest paying states for family medicine

We already told you the top best and worst paying states for internal medicine, but what about family medicine?

 

 

We already told you the top best and worst paying states for internal medicine, but what about family medicine?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the mean annual wage for family medicine physicians is $200,810.

The top states with the most family practitioners are California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Missouri- but none of these states are among the top paying locations for family physicians, and in fact, one is on the list of lowest-paying states, the BLS reports.

Read on to find out which states the BLS says were the highest, and lowest, paying states for family medicine this year.

 

Highest paying states for family medicine

 


 

5. Mississippi $226,640

 

4. Wisconsin $229,900

 

3. Alaska $232,560

 

2. New Hampshire $236,830

 

1. Iowa $243,580

 

 

Lowest paying states for family medicine

 

5. Arizona $172,530

 

4. Missouri $170,460

 

3. Rhode Island $1668,220

 

2. Oklahoma $155,420

 

1. Puerto Rico $82,710

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