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Average Physicians, All Other Salary in Auburn-Opelika, AL

Physicians, All Other in Auburn-Opelika, AL earn a median annual salary of $293,630, which is +10.4% compared to the national median. There are 180 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Auburn-Opelika, AL (metro area).

$293,630
Auburn-Opelika, AL median annual wage
$141/hour median
+10.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $265,930
180
Local employment
2.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.10
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$61,730
25th
$138,740
Median
$293,630
75th
$428,790
90th
$428,790

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 Auburn-Opelika, AL, 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
87.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$333,925
Goods: 96.4%
Services: 83.9%
Rents: 62.1%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Burlington-South Burlington, VT $517,900 Compare 150
Texarkana, TX-AR $516,930 Compare 90
Mansfield, OH $478,020 Compare 170
Grants Pass, OR $460,430 Compare 40
Bismarck, ND $454,550 Compare 120
Boulder, CO $453,460 Compare 110

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 Auburn-Opelika, AL

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $293,630 1.10
Architectural And Engineering Managers $144,800 0.63
Pharmacists $133,180 1.40
Computer And Information Systems Managers $129,590 0.56
Financial Managers $129,580 0.45
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $128,090 2.28
Information Security Analysts $120,950 0.79
Software Developers $120,310 0.36

Auburn-Opelika, AL has salary data for 264 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Physicians, All Other in Auburn-Opelika, AL

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Physicians, All Other are projected to change by +2.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 9,600 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.