Per the most recent occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the number of family medicine physicians employed in the United States came in at more than 98,000 as of May 2020. Just over 5,100 family medicine physicians were employed at that time in the five-state Rocky Mountain region. BLS data reveals the region to be a mixed picture in terms of family physician pay. Montana ranked among the top ten states nationally for family medicine physician annual mean wages, and three other states in the region recorded family physician annual mean wage levels near or above the national average. However, 59% of Rocky Mountain region family medicine physicians lived in Colorado, which ranked among the ten worst states nationally for family physician annual mean wages. A closer examination of BLS May 2020 data provides the following details about family medicine physician pay in the Rocky Mountain region:
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| Family Medicine Physician Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| CO | 3,020 | $199,190 | 43rd |
| ID | 610 | $214,140 | 29th |
| MT | 410 | $237,990 | 8th |
| UT | 880 | $214,700 | 28th |
| WY | 200 | $231,050 | 11th |
| 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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