Family Physician Pay in the Great Plains Region

Recently published information by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put family medicine physician employment at more than 98,000 as of May 2020.  More than 13,000 of those employed as family physicians lived in the seven-state Great Plains region of the country.  BLS data reveals the region to be a good one for family physician pay, except in Missouri, which ranks in the bottom quintile nationally for family physician annual mean wages.  The other six states in the region all feature family physician annual mean wage levels above the national average and one of those states, Minnesota, ranks as one of the ten best states in the nation for family physician annual mean wages.  Further examination of May 2020 data from the BLS tells us the following about family medicine physician pay in the Great Plains region:

Family Physician Pay in the Great Plains Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IA	1,320	$226,510	14th
KS	520	$228,590	12th
MN	2,450	$248,630	5th
MO	7,520	$194,120	45th
NE	700	$219,000	22nd
ND	320	$220,280	20th
SD	340	$224,960	15th
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