General Internal Medicine Physicians Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $215K, rent takes 16.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,044/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new general internal medicine physicians typically earn — is $100K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $5,999/month.

Local pay runs 16% below the national median — $215K here vs. $257K nationally.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area pays $215K median vs. the U.S. average of $257K — that’s -16%.

The median is $215,420 a year, that works out to about $104 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $99,990, and experienced general internal medicine physicians can clear $502,650. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $12,619/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 16.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median general internal medicine physicians salary is worth about $215,420 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.