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Primary care physician jobs in Idaho

open primary care physician jobs in Idaho at . BLS measures a median of $166.91 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Family Medicine Physicians in Idaho) for family medicine physicians here.

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Checked 13 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the primary care physician jobs are in Idaho

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What primary care physicians earn in Idaho

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Idaho

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Idaho, May 2025

$166.91/hr ($347,160 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Family Medicine Physicians in Idaho)

Median for family medicine physicians, against $117.39 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Family Medicine Physicians, national) for the whole US; 690 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Family Medicine Physicians in Idaho) employed in Idaho. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

Hourly wages in Idaho, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Family Medicine Physicians (29-1215)$40.39 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)$101.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)$166.91 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)$167.07 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)$252.47 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)690 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)
General Internal Medicine Physicians (29-1216)$64.37 (source: BLS OEWS, General Internal Medicine Physicians)$138.44 (source: BLS OEWS, General Internal Medicine Physicians)$170.86 (source: BLS OEWS, General Internal Medicine Physicians)$182.68 (source: BLS OEWS, General Internal Medicine Physicians)$185.38 (source: BLS OEWS, General Internal Medicine Physicians)130 (source: BLS OEWS, General Internal Medicine Physicians)

By metro area

  • Boise City, ID$166.91/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Boise City, ID) · 390 (source: BLS OEWS, Boise City, ID) employed
  • Idaho Falls, ID$93.50/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Idaho Falls, ID) · 70 (source: BLS OEWS, Idaho Falls, ID) employed
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID$169.57/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Coeur d'Alene, ID) · 60 (source: BLS OEWS, Coeur d'Alene, ID) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Family Medicine Physicians; areas that cross a state line list every state.

What physician and surgeon jobs in Idaho offer

Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.

Employers hiring primary care physicians in Idaho

Primary care physician specialties in Idaho

What the job takes

Medical school, then a family medicine or internal medicine residency.

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: USMLE

    State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME. MD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA

    State medical board; exam by NBOME. DO graduates pass it for a state medical license

  • License

    DEA registration

    US Drug Enforcement Administration. Needed to prescribe controlled substances

  • Certification

    Board certification in family medicine

    American Board of Family Medicine. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility

  • Certification

    Board certification in internal medicine

    American Board of Internal Medicine. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility

  • Certification

    Osteopathic board certification (for DOs)

    American Osteopathic Association. The DO route to board certification

Primary care physician jobs in Idaho: common questions

How much do primary care physicians make in Idaho?

Too few open primary care physician jobs in Idaho post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $166.91/hr ($347,160 a year) for family medicine physicians in Idaho (May 2025), against $117.39 nationally, 3rd highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

Where in Idaho are the most primary care physician jobs?

Meridian (3), Boise (2), Coeur d'Alene (2), Ammon (1) and Kellogg (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring primary care physicians in Idaho?

By open jobs on this board: DrHouse (2), Heritage Health (2) and Functional Medicine of Idaho (1). In all, 4 employers have primary care physician jobs open in Idaho.

Are primary care physicians in demand in Idaho?

6 primary care physician jobs are open in Idaho today at 4 employers on this board, about 8.7 for every 1,000 primary care physicians employed there (BLS counts 690, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of family medicine physicians to grow 3.3% over 2025-2035. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

Which physician and surgeon jobs in Idaho want bilingual staff?

1 of the open physician and surgeon jobs here says so in its own posting: MA Occupational Medicine Garrity/Boise Full-Time at Trinity Health (Bilingual: Spanish. ...in patients, verifying insurance, etc. An ideal candidate will be bilingual in...).

Which physician and surgeon jobs in Idaho offer a sign-on bonus?

1 of the open physician and surgeon jobs here says so in its own posting: Non-invasive Cardiologist at Intermountain Health ($30,000 sign-on bonus).

Which physician and surgeon jobs in Idaho offer relocation assistance?

4 of the open physician and surgeon jobs here say so in their own posting: Hospitalist Opening - Family Medicine | Find adventure in the great outdoors of Idaho! at Ardent Health (...debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans Relocation allowance Paid malpractice...); Hospitalist Opening - Internal Medicine | Find adventure in the great outdoors of Idaho! at Ardent Health (...debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans Relocation allowance Paid malpractice...); Non-invasive Cardiologist at Intermountain Health (...& Benefits $625,000 base salary $30,000 sign-on bonus Up to $20,000 relocation assistance Up to $75,000...). Every such job in Idaho.

What do you need to work as a primary care physician in Idaho?

Medical school, then a family medicine or internal medicine residency. Medical licensing exam: USMLE (State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME; mD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state), Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA (State medical board; exam by NBOME; dO graduates pass it for a state medical license), DEA registration (US Drug Enforcement Administration; needed to prescribe controlled substances), Board certification in family medicine (American Board of Family Medicine; most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility), Board certification in internal medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine; most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility) and Osteopathic board certification (for DOs) (American Osteopathic Association; the DO route to board certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Idaho's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job opens its own page with the employer's full posting and the pay it states. Its Apply goes to the employer's application wherever a job network that works with us carries the same job; elsewhere it offers similar open jobs and recruiters who place that work.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Idaho, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Idaho, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 13 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Family Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1215), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: General Internal Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1216), every state, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Family Medicine Physicians, national, published 15 May 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Family Medicine Physicians by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  6. Medical licensing exam: USMLE: State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME
  7. Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA: State medical board; exam by NBOME
  8. DEA registration: US Drug Enforcement Administration
  9. Board certification in family medicine: American Board of Family Medicine
  10. Board certification in internal medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine
  11. Osteopathic board certification (for DOs): American Osteopathic Association

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Primary care physician jobs in Idaho. Data as of 13 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/primary-care-physician/idaho

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