Occupation salary profile

General Internal Medicine Physicians

SOC 29-1216 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting. Excludes “Family Medicine Physicians” (29-1215) and “Pediatricians, General” (29-1221).

National median · BLS
$256,560
▲ +8.55% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$240,250
▲ +0.44% YoY · 1,162 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$267,200
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
67,150
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Pay range for General Internal Medicine Physicians

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 1,162 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$73,570$72,072
25th$124,470$191,948
Median (50th)$256,560$240,250
75th$374,850$285,000
90th — top pay$475,430$334,842
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $240,250 for General Internal Medicine Physicians — 6.4% below the BLS national median of $256,560.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for General Internal Medicine Physicians

BLS projects employment of general internal medicine physicians to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 1,900 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
73,100 → 76,000
+2,900 jobs
Projected change
+4%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
1,900
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Internship/residency
Self-employed
3.6% 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 $240,250
Change vs prior year +0.44%
After inflation (CPI-U) -2.61%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 344 29.6% $80,108 $217,929 $270,000
Level II 345 29.7% $213,200 $250,000 $290,000
Level III 110 9.5% $240,178 $257,500 $294,834
Level IV 55 4.7% $272,498 $300,000 $379,151
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in General Internal Medicine Physicians

The 24 most-filed job titles inside SOC 29-1216, from 1,162 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
Physician 181 15.58% $234,273 $270,000 $311,979 +8%
Internal Medicine Physician 179 15.4% $220,000 $244,816 $270,000 +2.35%
Primary Care Physician 78 6.71% $222,051 $239,600 $252,024 +0.17%
Hospitalist 58 4.99% $250,475 $275,000 $327,118 +0.92%
Resident, Internal Medicine 50 4.3% $68,895 $70,461 $73,802 -1.19%
Physician, Assistant Professor 38 3.27% $195,441 $245,545 $303,554 —
Medical Resident 32 2.75% $69,868 $69,868 $69,868 +3%
Assistant Professor 32 2.75% $208,056 $247,000 $273,710 -4.53%
Internal Medicine Resident 24 2.07% $66,670 $69,471 $71,838 -0.04%
Physician, Internist 23 1.98% $245,000 $275,000 $317,161 -0.3%
General Internal Medicine Physician/Faculty 23 1.98% $240,178 $240,178 $277,888 +0.2%
Clinical Assistant Professor 20 1.72% $189,290 $261,000 $268,250 -10%
Internist 16 1.38% $208,000 $239,200 $246,350 -1.6%
Endocrinologist 15 1.29% $245,000 $266,520 $305,160 -2.17%
Staff Physician 14 1.2% $221,050 $255,978 $274,000 +5.56%
Hospitalist Physician 13 1.12% $231,000 $250,000 $255,000 +55.87%
Resident Physician 13 1.12% $67,647 $70,387 $71,947 +0%
Attending Physician 12 1.03% $225,000 $228,254 $240,000 +20.13%
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine 12 1.03% $300,000 $387,500 $450,000 —
Resident 11 0.95% $68,000 $69,996 $72,750 +7.17%
Physician, Hospitalist Services 11 0.95% $270,000 $270,000 $270,000 —
Gastroenterologist 10 0.86% $318,750 $424,884 $517,039 -5.58%
Nephrologist 10 0.86% $241,900 $257,500 $291,250 -2.83%
Nocturnist 10 0.86% $270,000 $293,300 $306,250 +0%

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 General Internal 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
  • Active Listening4.1
  • Reading Comprehension4.1
  • Complex Problem Solving4.0
  • Critical Thinking4.0
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.0
  • Science4.0
  • Social Perceptiveness4.0
  • Speaking4.0
  • Writing4.0
  • Active Learning3.9
Top knowledge areas
  • Medicine and Dentistry4.9
  • Biology4.5
  • Therapy and Counseling4.4
  • Psychology4.3
  • Education and Training4.2
  • English Language4.2
  • Administration and Management3.9
  • Computers and Electronics3.9
Software and technology used
eClinicalWorks EHR softwareEpic SystemsMEDITECH softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareAllscripts Professional EHRBilling softwareBrickell Research Brickell Medical OfficeChartWare EMRe-MDs softwaree-MDs topsE&M CoderEmail softwareEpocratesGE Healthcare Centricity EMRGreenway Health PrimeSuiteMed MathMedcomSoft RecordMedical reference 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 general internal medicine physicians do

  • Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
  • Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.
  • Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
  • Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
  • Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
  • Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
  • Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
  • Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure.
Also called
Internal Medicine Physician (IM Physician)InternistMedical Doctor (MD)PhysicianDoctorGastroenterologistGeneral Internal Medicine PhysicianGeneral InternistInternal Medicine DoctorPrimary Care Physician
More job titles for this occupation (18)
DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)EndocrinologistEndocrinology PhysicianGastroenterology PhysicianGeneral Internal Medicine DoctorHematologistHematology PhysicianHospitalist PhysicianInternal Medicine Hospitalist Physician (IM Hospitalist Physician)Internal Medicine PCP (Internal Medicine Primary Care Physician)Medical HematologistMedical OncologistOncologistOncology PhysicianPulmonologistRheumatologistRheumatology PhysicianTrauma Doctor

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.