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Internal Medicine Doctors

Median Salary: $166,400+ |

Fundamental members of blossoming economies nationwide, internal medicine doctors took home a median yearly pay of more than $166,400 in 2010. When you break that annual income down, it works out to more than $80.00 an hour. While incomes do vary some from one location to another, they can change considerably based on your experience and education, making it vital to find good training.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in 2010 an estimated 50,070 were employed as internal medicine doctors nationwide. A successful internal medicine doctor will frequently be described as investigative, social, and realistic. Even if you've got all of the right characteristics, proper training is fundamental if you want to advance in this field.

Some internal medicine doctors find that it's useful to hone skills such as:

Problem Sensitivity
Written Expression
Speech Recognition
Category Flexibility
Selective Attention

A handful of personal characteristics can be valuable for internal medicine doctors, such as:

Dependability
Initiative
Leadership

It's effective for internal medicine doctors to be familiar with subjects like:

Medicine and Dentistry
English Language
Education and Training
Psychology
Customer and Personal Service

Getting the right training is vital for success as an internal medicine doctor. You need to prepared when you're asked to begin interpreting the meaning of information for others, judging the qualities of things, services, or people, or staffing organizational units, all typical daily tasks. Keep reading for more information on internal medicine doctors, including incomes and job density for metro areas all over the nation.

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Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	70	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-61.9%
Dothan	60	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	154.3%
Huntsville	50	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-42.1%
Mobile	70	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	2.3%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Phoenix	920	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	38.6%
Tucson	190	$156,100	$75.00	$166,400+	$80.00+	42.4%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-45.2%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	130	$120,100	$57.70	$166,400+	$80.00+	27.2%
Fresno	370	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	200.3%
Los Angeles (Area)	3,420	$165,600	$79.60	$166,400+	$80.00+	67%
Napa	NA	$66,300	$31.90	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Oakland	1,250	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	232.5%
Oxnard	NA	$134,500	$64.60	$143,500	$69.00	NA
Riverside	170	$136,400	$65.60	$163,400	$78.60	-61.2%
Sacramento	290	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-11.7%
San Diego	830	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	70.6%
San Francisco (Area)	2,160	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	189.1%
San Francisco (City)	920	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	145.4%
San Jose	750	$132,600	$63.70	$166,400+	$80.00+	122.3%
San Luis Obispo	NA	$146,200	$70.30	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Stockton	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	160	$151,700	$72.90	$166,400+	$80.00+	-65.7%
Fort Collins	NA	$114,900	$55.30	$144,100	$69.30	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	390	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	145.2%
Hartford	200	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-8.4%
New Haven	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Norwich	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	820	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-26.4%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jacksonville	120	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-47.2%
Lakeland	50	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-32.7%
Miami (Area)	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Orlando	230	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-40.4%
Tampa	140	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-67.3%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	NA	$150,500	$72.40	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Atlanta	1,260	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	45.2%
Augusta	120	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	54.8%
Brunswick	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Macon	80	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	120.6%
Savannah	80	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	42.1%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	270	$132,500	$63.70	$166,400+	$80.00+	63.5%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	21.1%
Chicago (Area)	1,520	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-7.1%
Rockford	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Springfield	280	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	573.9%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	590	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	74.9%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	80	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-27.9%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	30	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	40.9%
Louisville	180	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-21.3%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Shreveport	50	$127,100	$61.10	$164,300	$79.00	-31.2%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	80	$142,700	$68.60	$165,900	$79.80	7.4%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	300	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-38.8%
Hagerstown	40	$131,200	$63.10	$147,800	$71.10	10.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	70	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	84.3%
Boston (Area)	2,020	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	111.9%
Pittsfield	70	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	402.8%
Springfield	370	$159,500	$76.70	$166,400+	$80.00+	235.3%
Worcester	170	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	81.5%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	960	$143,100	$68.80	$166,400+	$80.00+	44.9%
Flint	NA	$46,000	$22.10	$51,700	$24.90	NA
Kalamazoo	290	$44,300	$21.30	$47,300	$22.70	467.3%
Lansing	50	$162,700	$78.20	$166,400+	$80.00+	-41.1%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-26.9%
Minneapolis	700	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	5.1%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-9.9%
Jackson	160	$126,900	$61.00	$166,400+	$80.00+	66.2%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	220	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-40.1%
Springfield	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-49%
St. Louis	480	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-2.3%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Omaha	80	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-55.1%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	450	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	40.4%
Reno	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Trenton	80	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-10.4%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	260	$154,700	$74.40	$166,400+	$80.00+	52.8%
Buffalo	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
New York (Area)	3,720	$148,800	$71.60	$166,400+	$80.00+	16.5%
Poughkeepsie	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-55.3%
Syracuse	160	NA	NA	NA	NA	37.1%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Durham	50	$160,000	$76.90	$166,400+	$80.00+	-55.1%
Fayetteville	90	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	83%
Greensboro	200	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	48.2%
Greenville	60	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	110.2%
Raleigh	40	$149,100	$71.70	$166,400+	$80.00+	-77.2%
Rocky Mount	30	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	38.3%
Wilmington	90	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	72.6%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Cincinnati	170	$128,100	$61.60	$166,400+	$80.00+	-55.1%
Cleveland	280	$130,100	$62.50	$166,400+	$80.00+	-25.4%
Columbus	400	$152,600	$73.30	$166,400+	$80.00+	15.7%
Dayton	220	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	55.1%
Mansfield	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Toledo	220	$162,900	$78.30	$166,400+	$80.00+	93.4%
Youngstown	70	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-17.8%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Tulsa	150	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-5.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	470	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	23.9%
Salem	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-25.6%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	70	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-42.6%
Erie	30	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-29.4%
Harrisburg	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Lancaster	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	-28.4%
Philadelphia (Area)	1,660	$75,600	$36.30	$166,400+	$80.00+	61.2%
Pittsburgh	310	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-28.4%
Reading	120	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	93.4%
Scranton	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	180	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-15%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	290	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	120.8%
Florence	50	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	52.3%
Myrtle Beach	70	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	76.6%
Spartanburg	70	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	54.8%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Sioux Falls	90	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	77.4%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	70	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-17.3%
Knoxville	80	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-39.3%
Memphis	150	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-36.8%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Brownsville	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-8.1%
Corpus Christi	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Dallas (Area)	380	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-65.7%
El Paso	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA
Houston	890	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-9.6%
Longview	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-2.8%
McAllen	100	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	16.8%
San Antonio	110	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-67.5%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Salt Lake City	NA	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	NA

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	130	$93,900	$45.10	$166,400+	$80.00+	197%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Virginia Beach	400	$131,200	$63.10	$166,400+	$80.00+	43.7%
Winchester	50	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	129.9%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	450	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-29.2%
Spokane	50	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-38.8%
Yakima	30	$148,000	$71.10	$166,400+	$80.00+	-3%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	40	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	-4.8%
Milwaukee	400	$166,400+	$80.00+	$166,400+	$80.00+	29.4%

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