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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20. Arizona
> Avg. doctor salary: $261,250
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $387,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $44,580
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 99.7 (9th lowest)
> Health care spending per capita: $5,434 (2nd lowest)
> Uninsured rate: 20.0% (10th highest)
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19. Montana
> Avg. doctor salary: $262,000
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $407,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $39,880
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 102.6 (10th lowest)
> Health care spending per capita: $6,640 (20th lowest)
> Uninsured rate: 20.0% (8th highest)
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18. California
> Avg. doctor salary: $262,250
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $352,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $53,890
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 123.3 (22nd highest)
> Health care spending per capita: $6,238 (9th lowest)
> Uninsured rate: 19.4% (11th highest)
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17. Connecticut
> Avg. doctor salary: $263,250
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $374,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $55,060
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 169.0 (6th highest)
> Health care spending per capita: $8,654 (3rd highest)
> Uninsured rate: 10.9% (8th lowest)
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16. Arkansas
> Avg. doctor salary: $266,250
> Avg. medical specialist salary: $412,000
> Avg. salary for all occupations: $37,940
> Primary care physicians (per 100,000 residents): 105.3 (12th lowest)
> Health care spending per capita: $6,167 (8th lowest)
> Uninsured rate: 18.8% (13th highest)
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