Saturday, May 15, 2021

Family Medicine Physician Pay in New England

Recently published data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates that, as of May 2020, there were just over 98,000 family medicine physicians employed in the United States.  Nearly 4,900 of those employed as family medicine physicians lived in the six-state New England region.  BLS data reveals a wide pay disparity for New England family medicine physicians. Two states in the region rank in the top quintile nationally for family medicine physician annual mean wages, but two others in the region rank in the bottom quintile.  May 2020 data from the BLS reveals the following about family medicine physician pay in New England:

Family Medicine Physician Pay in New England

Family Medicine Physician Pay in New England

State # Employed Annual Mean Wages Wage Rank*
CT 920 $202,130 41st
MA 2,080 $235,950 9th
ME 670 $190,060 47th
NH 690 $255,090 2nd
RI 130 $220,120 21st
VT 390 $205,510 37th
U.S. 98,590 $214,370 -------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 12, 2021

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