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Physician salary in California

Open physician jobs in California post a median of $200.25 an hour, the middle half $150.50–$258.50 (about $416,500 a year full time), $19.75 above the national posted median. From 60 jobs at 23 employers that state their pay.

$200.25
Median posted /hr
$151–$259
Middle half /hr
$416,500
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$135.38
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What physicians are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 60 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $54.70, highest $353.61.

Posted on open jobs in California

$150.50–$258.50/hr

Middle half of 46 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $200.25. 6% of the 1,014 open physician jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Physician pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Oakland$220.75$151.76–$295.2520 (1)
Los Angeles$145.50$83.93–$3507 (5)
San Leandro$268$200.59–$273.184 (1)
Long Beach$266$93.77–$353.614 (3)
Modesto$325$3253 (1)
Fresno$150$1503 (1)
San Jose$150$105–$2993 (3)
Hayward$143.75$112.77–$159.713 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Physician pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for physicians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Alameda Health System$220.75$151.76–$295.2525
Somnia$275$250–$2754
Cedars-Sinai$237.50$150–$3504
North American Partners in Anesthesia$325$3253
Emergency Physicians Urgent Care$150$1503
UnitedHealth Group$211$125–$353.612
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center$127.75$112.77–$142.862
Stanford Health Care$77.25$66.52–$88.142
Crossover Health$264.50$229.80–$2991
Headlight Health$260$250–$2701
Sollis Health$210.50$205–$2161
Pediatrix Medical Group$200$2001
Kaweah Health$174.75$139.76–$209.641
Array Behavioral Care$172.50$150–$1951
By the Bay Health$155$150–$1601
Comprehensive Community Health Centers$141$129–$1531
Marathon Health$122.50$105–$1401
CommonSpirit Health$116.75$93.77–$139.481
Cortica$115.25$102.52–$128.151
Kaiser Permanente$87.25$83.93–$90.781
RadNet$80$60–$1001
Sutter Health$78$65.10–$91.141
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center$67.75$54.70–$80.871

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for physicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

185 open jobs in California state a yearly salary: a median of $324,200, the middle half $290,200 to $459,800.

Best-paid open physician jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Physicians, All Other (29-1229)$38.75 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)$47.54 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)$135.38 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)$163.81 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)$207.69 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)25,530 (source: BLS OEWS, Physicians, All Other, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Physician salary in California: common questions

How much does a physician make in California?

Open physician jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $200.25, the middle half $150.50–$258.50 (60 jobs from 23 employers). Full time that is about $416,500 a year. BLS measured a median of $135.38/hr ($281,590 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do physicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Oakland ($220.75), Los Angeles ($145.50), San Leandro ($268) and Long Beach ($266). The town table lists 8.

Which employers in California pay physicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: North American Partners in Anesthesia ($325), Somnia ($275) and Cedars-Sinai ($237.50).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($200.25) is $19.75 above the national posted median of $180.50. In the BLS survey California ranks 26 of 51 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 60 of 1,014 open physician jobs in California (6%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Physician pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other (SOC 29-1229), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Family Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1215), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: General Internal Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1216), every state, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pediatricians, General (SOC 29-1221), every state, published May 15, 2026
  6. BLS OEWS May 2025: Emergency Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1214), every state, published May 15, 2026
  7. BLS OEWS May 2025: Cardiologists (SOC 29-1212), every state, published May 15, 2026
  8. BLS OEWS May 2025: Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SOC 29-1218), every state, published May 15, 2026
  9. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatrists (SOC 29-1223), every state, published May 15, 2026
  10. BLS OEWS May 2025: Radiologists (SOC 29-1224), every state, published May 15, 2026
  11. BLS OEWS May 2025: Neurologists (SOC 29-1217), every state, published May 15, 2026
  12. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, Pathologists (SOC 29-1222), every state, published May 15, 2026
  13. BLS OEWS May 2025: Dermatologists (SOC 29-1213), every state, published May 15, 2026
  14. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other, national, published May 15, 2026
  15. BLS OEWS May 2025: Physicians, All Other by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Physician salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/physician/california

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