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Primary care physician salary in California

Open primary care physician jobs in California post a median of , the middle half (about $275,600 a year full time), the same as the national posted median. From at that state their pay.

The jobs themselves: Primary care physician jobs in California · Primary care physician pay nationwide

What primary care 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).

Median $132.50 an hour. Middle half $125.55 to $132.50. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 64 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $70, highest $200.

Posted on open jobs in California

$125.55–$132.50/hr

Middle half of 64 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $132.50. 25% of the 259 open primary care physician jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Primary care 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)
Los Angeles$132.50$100–$2007 (4)
San Francisco$132.50$100–$2006 (2)
Hanford$106.25$70–$1454 (1)
Fontana$156.35$148.85–$158.083 (1)
Fresno$150$70–$2003 (2)
San Jose$150$100–$2003 (2)
Fortuna$132.50$70–$1453 (1)
Merced$132.50$120–$1453 (1)
Visalia$80$70–$903 (1)

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.

Primary care physician pay by employer in California

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Weatherby Healthcare$132.50$70–$14544
Southern California Permanente Medical Group$156.35$129.52–$158.0812
DrHouse$150$100–$2002
La Clinica de La Raza$118.77$108.53–$129.012
Clinica Sierra Vista$133$1331
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center$127.82$112.77–$142.861
Brighter Beginnings$115$110–$1201
Blehealth$112.50$100–$1251

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 primary care physicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

141 open jobs in California state a yearly salary: a median of $310,000, the middle half $270,000 to $338,900.

Best-paid open primary care 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
Family Medicine Physicians (29-1215)$35.82 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)$65.97 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)$121.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)$167.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)$228.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Family Medicine Physicians)n/a

BLS median by metro area

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$146.42/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA)
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$142.08/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA)
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$169.12/hr (source: BLS OEWS, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA)
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$166.02/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA)
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$138.09/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA)
  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$128.24/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA)
  • Fresno, CA$133.49/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Fresno, CA)
  • Salinas, CA$197.29/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Salinas, CA)

Primary care physician salary in California: common questions

How much does a primary care physician make in California?

Open primary care physician jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $132.50, the middle half $125.55–$132.50 (64 jobs from 8 employers). Full time that is about $275,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $121.16/hr ($252,010 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do primary care physicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($132.50), San Francisco ($132.50), Hanford ($106.25) and Fontana ($156.35). The town table lists 9.

Which employers in California pay primary care physicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Southern California Permanente Medical Group ($156.35) and Weatherby Healthcare ($132.50).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($132.50) is the same as the national posted median of $132.50. In the BLS survey California ranks 25 of 52 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: 64 of 259 open primary care physician jobs in California (25%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Primary care physician pay in other states

Primary care physician salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The Physicians & Surgeons job market report →Posted pay against BLS wages →California pay against its minimum wage →

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 every night from each employer's own careers site, published 9 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

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Primary care physician salary in California. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/primary-care-physician/california

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