Physician pay vs. average cost of living in each state

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