Physicians practicing in Mississippi earn the highest annual salary, based on cost of living, according to a new report from personal finance website WalletHub, published March 18.
On average, family medicine physicians have a median salary of $225,000 annually, according to the report.
WalletHub collected salary data from a number of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Council for Community and Economic Research, the Health Resources & Services Administration, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and more. Read more about the methodology here.
The five highest-paid states for physicians, based on cost of living:
1. Mississippi
2. Wisconsin
3. Georgia
4. Kentucky
5. Indiana
The five lowest-paid states for physicians, based on cost of living:
1. Washington, D.C.
2. Massachusetts
3. Hawaii
4. Rhode Island
5. New Jersey
