Special Report
States Where Doctors Earn the Most (and Least)
March 30, 2016 10:38 am
Last Updated: August 10, 2020 4:34 pm
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25. Mississippi
> Avg. doctor salary: $258,250
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $373,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $36,750
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 84.7 (2nd lowest)
> Health care spending per capita: $6,571 (16th lowest)
> Uninsured rate: 20.0% (9th highest)
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24. Missouri
> Avg. doctor salary: $259,250
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $396,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $42,790
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 115.2 (23rd lowest)
> Health care spending per capita: $6,967 (22nd highest)
> Uninsured rate: 15.3% (24th lowest)
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23. Florida
> Avg. doctor salary: $259,500
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $378,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $41,820
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 111.7 (19th lowest)
> Health care spending per capita: $7,156 (17th highest)
> Uninsured rate: 24.3% (2nd highest)
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22. Oklahoma
> Avg. doctor salary: $259,750
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $371,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $40,850
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 85.2 (3rd lowest)
> Health care spending per capita: $6,532 (15th lowest)
> Uninsured rate: 20.6% (7th highest)
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21. Texas
> Avg. doctor salary: $261,000
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $373,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $45,330
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 99.4 (8th lowest)
> Health care spending per capita: $5,924 (6th lowest)
> Uninsured rate: 24.8% (the highest)
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