Average General Internal Medicine Physicians Salary in Ithaca, NY

General Internal Medicine Physicians in Ithaca, NY earn a median annual salary of $370,320, which is +44.3% compared to the national median. There are 120 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Ithaca, NY (metro area).

$370,320

Ithaca, NY median annual wage

$178/hour median

+44.3%

Difference vs national median

National median is $256,560

120

Local employment

2.5 jobs per 1,000 workers

5.71

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $78,420
25th: $195,160
Median: $370,320
75th: $370,320
90th: $370,320

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Ithaca, NY, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

103.3%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$358,431

Goods: 99.7%
Services: 131.6%
Rents: 128.4%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$485,900	Compare	140
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$430,970	Compare	N/A
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$416,860	Compare	120
Jackson, TN	$412,460	Compare	160
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$385,880	Compare	80
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$379,490	Compare	330

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Ithaca, NY

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$370,320	5.71
Psychiatrists	$280,210	4.84
Family Medicine Physicians	$268,170	1.17
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$168,410	0.91
Marketing Managers	$167,480	0.61
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$166,530	0.70
Human Resources Managers	$164,420	0.67
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$159,720	16.69

Ithaca, NY has salary data for 240 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Ithaca, NY

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, General Internal Medicine Physicians are projected to change by +3.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.