Occupation salary profile

Family Medicine Physicians

SOC 29-1215 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment. Excludes “General Internal Medicine Physicians” (29-1216) and “Pediatricians, General” (29-1221).

National median · BLS
$244,180
▲ +2.43% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$240,000
▲ +2.13% YoY · 521 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$255,820
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
107,510
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Pay range for Family Medicine Physicians

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 521 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$76,830$150,000
25th$162,420$205,000
Median (50th)$244,180$240,000
75th$334,270$273,000
90th — top pay$428,550$300,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $240,000 for Family Medicine Physicians — 1.7% below the BLS national median of $244,180.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Family Medicine Physicians

BLS projects employment of family medicine physicians to grow 3.3% from 2025 to 2035, about the same as the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 2,900 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
114,300 → 118,000
+3,700 jobs
Projected change
+3.3%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
2,900
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Internship/residency
Self-employed
3.8% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a doctoral or professional degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $240,000
Change vs prior year +2.13%
After inflation (CPI-U) -0.97%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 125 24% $200,000 $226,600 $256,000
Level II 213 40.9% $208,998 $231,000 $261,955
Level III 52 10% $220,281 $245,220 $280,125
Level IV 56 10.7% $236,451 $269,375 $295,288
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Family Medicine Physicians

The 5 most-filed job titles inside SOC 29-1215, from 521 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Family Medicine Physician 250 47.98% $225,000 $249,548 $275,000 +4.33%
Physician 79 15.16% $200,000 $230,000 $258,435 -2.13%
Primary Care Physician 65 12.48% $200,000 $237,432 $257,046 -2%
Resident, Family Medicine 16 3.07% $68,895 $70,101 $73,446 -1.69%
Family Physician 14 2.69% $254,003 $283,730 $298,660 +13.49%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Family Medicine Physicians

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Critical Thinking4.4
  • Active Listening4.3
  • Reading Comprehension4.3
  • Speaking4.1
  • Writing4.1
  • Active Learning4.0
  • Complex Problem Solving4.0
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.0
  • Monitoring4.0
  • Time Management4.0
Top knowledge areas
  • Medicine and Dentistry5.0
  • English Language4.7
  • Therapy and Counseling4.6
  • Psychology4.5
  • Biology4.5
  • Customer and Personal Service3.7
  • Computers and Electronics3.4
  • Mathematics3.3
Software and technology used
Epic SystemseClinicalWorks EHR softwareMEDITECH softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareAcrendo Medical Software Family Practice EMRAllscripts Professional EHRBilling softwareBrickell Research Brickell Medical OfficeChartWare EMRe-MDs softwaree-MDs topsE&M CoderEmail softwareEpocratesGreenway Health PrimeSuiteMed MathMedcomSoft RecordMedical procedure coding software

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What family medicine physicians do

  • Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
  • Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition.
  • Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
  • Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
  • Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
  • Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
  • Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary.
Also called
Family PhysicianFamily Practice Physician (FP Physician)Medical Doctor (MD)PhysicianBoard Certified Family PhysicianFamily Medicine PhysicianFamily Practice Medical Doctor (FP MD)Family PractitionerMedical Staff PhysicianPrimary Care Physician
More job titles for this occupation (13)
DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)DoctorFamily Medicine PCP (Family Medicine Primary Care Physician)Family Practice Physician Traditional PractitionerFamily Practice PractitionerGeneral PhysicianGeneral Practice Doctor (GP Doctor)General PractitionerGeriatric PhysicianGeriatricianOccupational PhysicianOutpatient Family Medicine PhysicianPublic Health Physician

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.