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Average Physicians, All Other Salary in Modesto, CA

Physicians, All Other in Modesto, CA earn a median annual salary of $323,580, which is +21.7% compared to the national median. There are 310 workers employed locally in this occupation.

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

$323,580
Modesto, CA median annual wage
$156/hour median
+21.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $265,930
310
Local employment
1.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.72
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$81,360
25th
$190,430
Median
$323,580
75th
$403,130
90th
$465,480

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 Modesto, CA, 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
104.1%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$310,812
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 152.3%
Rents: 108.5%
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 Modesto, CA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $323,580 0.72
Family Medicine Physicians $260,020 0.78
Chief Executives $200,900 0.88
Nurse Practitioners $173,380 0.93
Nuclear Medicine Technologists $172,530 1.63
Dentists, General $167,050 1.00
Physician Assistants $165,730 1.03
Lawyers $164,010 0.39

Modesto, CA has salary data for 400 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Physicians, All Other in Modesto, CA

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.