General Internal Medicine Physicians Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $314K, rent takes 15% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,471/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new general internal medicine physicians typically earn — is $74K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,451/month. At HUD’s $2,471/month FMR, rent would take 56% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay is 22% above the national median — $314K here vs. $257K nationally. Keep in mind cost of living here is 6% above the national average, which offsets some of that premium.

California pays $314K median vs. the U.S. average of $257K — that’s +22%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 106.14), the purchasing-power equivalent is $296K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $313,890 a year, that works out to about $151 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $74,180, and experienced general internal medicine physicians can clear $441,710. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $16,492/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,471/month, which eats 15% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

California has a Regional Price Parity of 106.14 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median general internal medicine physicians salary is worth about $295,732 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.