Physician Informatics Salary in the United States

How much does a Physician Informatics make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Physician Informatics in the United States is $188,395 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $91.

However, a Physician Informatics's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $206,315
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $177,432 to $197,775
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $167,451
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Physician Informatics Salaries by Percentile

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Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $197,775 $16,481 $3,803 $95
Average $188,395 $15,700 $3,623 $91
25th Percentile $177,432 $14,786 $3,412 $85
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Key Factors That Influence Physician Informatics Salaries

A Physician Informatics's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Physician Informatics Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Physician Informatics's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $135,138
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $151,161
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $167,018
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $157,961
  • Expert (over 8 years): $190,679
Levels Salary
DevOps En... Level Physician Informatics$135,138
DevOps En... Level Physician Informatics$151,161
DevOps En... Level Physician Informatics$167,018
DevOps En... Level Physician Informatics$157,961
Physician... Level Physician Informatics$190,679
$135,138 0 yr
$151,161 < 2 yrs
$167,018 2-4 yrs
$157,961 5-8 yrs
$190,679 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Physician Informatics

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $237,623
  • San Francisco: $235,021
  • Oakland: $230,068

What Skills Can Increase a Physician Informatics's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Leadership (Mentioned in 3.14% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
  • Software Development (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
  • Ansible (Mentioned in 1.59% Job Postings): Ansible is a suite of software tools that enables infrastructure as code. It is open-source and the suite includes software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment functionality.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Leadership 3.14%
Software Development 2.16%
Ansible 1.59%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Physician Informatics's salary.
  • Team Building: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
  • Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • Microservices: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Team Building
$207,235
10%
Analysis
$199,699
6%
Microservices
$199,699
6%
Accountability
$197,815
5%
Communication Skills
$197,815
5%
Leadership
$197,815
5%
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Physician Informatics Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Physician Informatics roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Physician Informatics positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Physician Informatics as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Physician Informatics

Industry Sector Average Annual Salary Average Hourly Rate Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking$235,494$113.025%
Energy & Utilities$226,074$109.020%
Financial Services$216,654$104.015%
Biotechnology$211,002$101.012%
Insurance$207,235$100.010%

Physician Informatics Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Physician Informatics's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Physician Informatics

Salaries for a Physician Informatics can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $167,676 in 2023 to around $164,502 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Physician Informatics salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Physician Informatics Over Time

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