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Average Physicians, All Other Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Physicians, All Other in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC earn a median annual salary of $75,550, which is the same as compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (metro area).

$75,550
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC median annual wage
$36/hour median
N/A
Difference vs national median
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$65,810
25th
$66,610
Median
$75,550
75th
$211,720
90th
≥$239,200

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

Values marked ≥$239,200 are at or above the BLS wage cap. BLS does not publish an exact figure above this threshold.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, 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
97.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$77,430
Goods: 96.6%
Services: 89.3%
Rents: 98.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Burlington, NC$238,520Compare70
Rochester, NY$237,660Compare420
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$236,970Compare160
Odessa, TX$234,850Compare40
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$234,800Compare40
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$234,380Compare310

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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC has salary data for 469 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Physicians, All Other in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

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.