Average annual physician salary compared to the minimum cost of living in each state:
The minimum cost of living in each state was provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator. The cost of living is for a single adult with no children before taxes.
|
State |
Average annual physician salary |
Average cost of living |
|
Alabama |
$165,890 |
$30,248 |
|
Alaska |
$206,397 |
$32,406 |
|
Arizona |
$176,081 |
$33,442 |
|
Arkansas |
$177,774 |
$29,491 |
|
California |
$190,315 |
$40,372 |
|
Colorado |
$188,933 |
$36,517 |
|
Connecticut |
$215,795 |
$35,574 |
|
Delaware |
$187,708 |
$33,551 |
|
Florida |
$160,098 |
$33,315 |
|
Georgia |
$169,863 |
$33,255 |
|
Hawaii |
$218,007 |
$40,944 |
|
Idaho |
$178,301 |
$30,663 |
|
Illinois |
$176,812 |
$34,471 |
|
Indiana |
$174,953 |
$30,323 |
|
Iowa |
$198,587 |
$30,655 |
|
Kansas |
$195,504 |
$30,943 |
|
Kentucky |
$181,571 |
$29,459 |
|
Louisiana |
$203,904 |
$30,688 |
|
Maine |
$177,302 |
$33,696 |
|
Maryland |
$200,749 |
$37,288 |
|
Massachusetts |
$442,773 |
$41,416 |
|
Michigan |
$177,207 |
$31,077 |
|
Minnesota |
$210,259 |
$33,539 |
|
Mississippi |
$183,228 |
$29,542 |
|
Missouri |
$173,034 |
$31,060 |
|
Montana |
$177,912 |
$30,742 |
|
Nebraska |
$197,249 |
$30,847 |
|
Nevada |
$204,770 |
$31,547 |
|
New Hampshire |
$201,312 |
$35,054 |
|
New Jersey |
$179,873 |
$37,906 |
|
New Mexico |
$202,083 |
$31,074 |
|
New York |
$208,546 |
$41,700 |
|
North Carolina |
$161,233 |
$32,572 |
|
North Dakota |
$206,315 |
$29,712 |
|
Ohio |
$209,525 |
$29,982 |
|
Oklahoma |
$183,326 |
$29,936 |
|
Oregon |
$197,706 |
$36,285 |
|
Pennsylvania |
$178,207 |
$32,157 |
|
Rhode Island |
$209,797 |
$34,045 |
|
South Carolina |
$189,208 |
$32,994 |
|
South Dakota |
$200,291 |
$28,853 |
|
Tennessee |
$211,073 |
$29,905 |
|
Texas |
$172,216 |
$31,702 |
|
Utah |
$205,207 |
$32,408 |
|
Vermont |
$189,346 |
$34,166 |
|
Virginia |
$194,662 |
$36,644 |
|
Washington |
$210,317 |
$35,810 |
|
West Virginia |
$181,274 |
$29,306 |
|
Wisconsin |
$212,449 |
$31,235 |
|
Wyoming |
$186,975 |
$29,629 |
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