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Average General Internal Medicine Physicians Salary in Missoula, MT

General Internal Medicine Physicians in Missoula, MT earn a median annual salary of $288,870, which is +12.6% compared to the national median. There are 100 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$288,870
Missoula, MT median annual wage
$139/hour median
+12.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $256,560
100
Local employment
1.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.35
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$69,760
25th
$75,270
Median
$288,870
75th
$473,230
90th
$473,230

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 Missoula, MT, 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
96.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$299,518
Goods: 96.0%
Services: 72.1%
Rents: 94.9%
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 Missoula, MT

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $334,110 0.25
Family Medicine Physicians $324,810 1.62
General Internal Medicine Physicians $288,870 3.35
Dentists, General $172,690 1.01
Chief Executives $168,200 0.74
Marketing Managers $139,630 N/A
Pharmacists $137,220 1.59
Architectural And Engineering Managers $136,970 0.73

Missoula, MT has salary data for 294 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Missoula, MT

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.