What are the main factors that influence a MD Doctor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A MD Doctor's salary?

A MD Doctor's salary grows with experience: starting around $234,790 for beginners, reaching about $236,929 at mid-level, and approach $242,439 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a MD Doctor?

MD Doctor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for MD Doctor roles are District of Columbia $268,428, California $267,410, Massachusetts $263,846. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of MD Doctor roles make?

Salaries for MD Doctor level roles vary by specialization: Doctor of Radiology: $530,910; ENT Doctor: $434,690; MD Physician: $243,156; Md: $240,964; Doctor: $240,141.

How do different companies affect a MD Doctor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for MD Doctor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

MD Doctor Salary in the United States

How much does a MD Doctor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a MD Doctor in the United States is $242,439 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $117.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $291,134
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $227,517 to $267,928
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $213,931

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MD Doctor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$267,928	$22,327	$5,152	$129
Average	$242,439	$20,203	$4,662	$117
25th Percentile	$227,517	$18,960	$4,375	$109

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Key Factors That Influence MD Doctor Salaries

A MD Doctor'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects MD Doctor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a MD Doctor'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): $234,790
Early Career (1-2 years): $235,859
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $236,929
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $238,426
Expert (over 8 years): $242,439

Levels	Salary
Entry Level MD Doctor	$234,790
Intermediate Level MD Doctor	$235,859
Senior Level MD Doctor	$236,929
Specialist Level MD Doctor	$238,426
Expert Level MD Doctor	$242,439

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How Do MD Doctor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract MD Doctors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $268,428.
California: $267,410.
Massachusetts: $263,846.

District of Columbia $268,428 California $267,410 Massachusetts $263,846 Washington $262,877 New Jersey $262,780 Alaska $262,440 Connecticut $259,095 New York $257,737

Hawaii $253,397 Rhode Island $251,361 Maryland $249,979 Minnesota $248,088 Colorado $247,361 Illinois $247,118 Oregon $246,197 Delaware $245,518

New Hampshire $245,091 Virginia $244,136 Pennsylvania $241,348 Nevada $239,942 North Dakota $239,481 Michigan $238,754 Wisconsin $238,487 Vermont $237,954

Texas $236,475 Maine $236,378 Arizona $236,233 Ohio $236,063 Georgia $233,832 Indiana $232,717 Wyoming $232,499 Utah $232,160

Iowa $232,014 Kansas $230,850 Louisiana $230,511 North Carolina $230,390 Missouri $230,341 Florida $229,396 Montana $228,887 Nebraska $228,402

Kentucky $228,135 South Carolina $227,165 Tennessee $226,559 Idaho $226,317 New Mexico $224,547 Oklahoma $224,159 Alabama $222,729 South Dakota $220,329

Arkansas $219,019 West Virginia $218,316 Mississippi $216,207

Top Paying Cities for MD Doctors

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: $305,788
San Francisco: $302,440
Oakland: $296,067

San Jose, CA $305,788

San Francisco, CA $302,440

Oakland, CA $296,067

New York, NY $279,142

Paramus, NJ $275,748

Queens Village, NY $275,736

Passaic, NJ $275,505

Bergenfield, NJ $275,483

Stamford, CT $274,950

Huntington, NY $274,851

Newark, NJ $273,059

Bridgeport, CT $272,547

Vallejo, CA $272,065

New Brunswick, NJ $271,968

Petaluma, CA $271,823

Middlesex, NJ $271,362

Somerset, NJ $271,192

Santa Cruz, CA $270,877

Boston, MA $269,398

Monterey, CA $268,547

Seattle, WA $267,992

Santa Rosa, CA $267,944

Los Angeles, CA $267,871

Juneau, AK $267,241

Washington, DC $266,974

Orange, CA $266,111

Santa Ana, CA $265,471

Long Beach, CA $265,228

Anaheim, CA $265,180

Anchorage, AK $265,059

Santa Maria, CA $264,331

Everett, WA $264,283

Danbury, CT $263,429

Bremerton, WA $263,095

Tacoma, WA $262,222

New Suffolk, NY $262,217

Sacramento, CA $262,149

Santa Barbara, CA $261,883

Trenton, NJ $261,616

San Diego, CA $261,616

Brockton, MA $261,349

Fairbanks, AK $260,755

Lompoc, CA $260,137

Lowell, MA $259,941

Ventura, CA $259,895

Nashua, NH $259,846

Stockton, CA $259,822

Modesto, CA $258,052

Poughkeepsie, NY $257,519

Olympia, WA $257,058

Kennewick, WA $257,058

New Haven, CT $256,961

Lawrence, MA $256,088

Hartford, CT $255,846

Riverside, CA $255,797

New Bedford, MA $255,555

Richland, WA $255,555

Bakersfield, CA $255,216

San Bernardino, CA $255,119

New Britain, CT $255,094

Atlantic City, NJ $255,094

New London, CT $254,997

Norwich, CT $254,925

Portsmouth, NH $254,876

Boulder, CO $254,362

Portland, OR $254,028

Worcester, MA $254,003

Minneapolis, MN $253,252

Philadelphia, PA $252,912

Honolulu, HI $252,112

Saint Paul, MN $251,996

Vineland, NJ $251,943

Providence, RI $251,240

Chicago, IL $250,536

Bellingham, WA $250,246

Springfield, MA $250,052

Baltimore, MD $249,979

Chico, CA $249,373

Pittsfield, MA $248,718

Manchester, NH $248,258

Spokane, WA $247,191

Denver, CO $247,167

Albany, NY $246,027

Troy, NY $245,930

Nassau, NY $245,671

Schenectady, NY $245,421

Wilmington, DE $245,227

Burlington, VT $244,888

Salem, OR $244,791

Portland, ME $244,039

Yakima, WA $243,797

Rochester, MN $243,045

Reno, NV $242,924

Fresno, CA $242,924

Milwaukee, WI $242,706

Detroit, MI $242,463

Ann Arbor, MI $242,422

Allentown, PA $242,391

Colorado Springs, CO $241,978

Syracuse, NY $241,857

Carson City, NV $241,857

Houston, TX $241,518

Eugene, OR $241,397

Gary, IN $241,106

Springfield, OR $240,912

Bismarck, ND $240,863

Galveston, TX $240,693

Medford, OR $240,330

Fort Collins, CO $240,233

Concord, NH $240,112

Austin, TX $240,039

Mesa, AZ $239,530

Reading, PA $239,505

Phoenix, AZ $239,481

Dallas, TX $239,409

Saint Cloud, MN $239,176

Madison, WI $238,851

Utica, NY $238,196

Rochester, NY $237,808

Des Moines, IA $237,784

Raleigh, NC $237,760

Atlanta, GA $237,396

Battle Creek, MI $237,324

Salt Lake City, UT $237,251

Lancaster, PA $236,887

Harrisburg, PA $236,548

Kansas City, MO $236,305

Champaign, IL $236,257

Kansas City, KS $236,257

Fort Worth, TX $236,233

Columbus, OH $236,191

Boca Raton, FL $236,136

Pittsburgh, PA $236,039

Richmond, VA $235,942

Indianapolis, IN $235,893

Cleveland, OH $235,869

Las Vegas, NV $235,578

Cincinnati, OH $235,578

Petersburg, VA $235,214

Huntsville, AL $234,851

Lansing, MI $234,688

Lebanon, PA $234,657

Pueblo, CO $234,632

Appleton, WI $234,560

Buffalo, NY $234,463

Dayton, OH $234,390

Racine, WI $234,342

Charlotte, NC $234,317

Saint Louis, MO $234,245

York, PA $234,099

Elkhart, IN $234,099

Gastonia, NC $234,053

Billings, MT $233,995

Beaumont, TX $233,929

Lorain, OH $233,881

Benton Harbor, MI $233,832

Toledo, OH $233,784

Binghamton, NY $233,663

Rock Hill, SC $233,638

Rockford, IL $233,517

Springfield, IL $233,420

Elyria, OH $233,396

Fargo, ND $233,396

Flagstaff, AZ $233,226

Fort Lauderdale, FL $233,081

Duluth, MN $232,935

Miami, FL $232,935

Cheyenne, WY $232,766

Grand Forks, ND $232,766

Bangor, ME $232,232

Cedar Rapids, IA $231,966

Durham, NC $231,864

Louisville, KY $231,844

Grand Rapids, MI $231,796

Hialeah, FL $231,772

Casper, WY $231,432

Scranton, PA $231,141

New Orleans, LA $231,069

Virginia Beach, VA $231,044

Akron, OH $230,923

Peoria, IL $230,608

Sarasota, FL $230,559

Nashville, TN $230,390

Omaha, NE $230,390

Green Bay, WI $230,390

Baton Rouge, LA $230,269

Charleston, SC $230,220

Jamestown, NY $230,099

Davenport, IA $230,099

Tucson, AZ $229,978

Saint Petersburg, FL $229,832

Tampa, FL $229,784

Evansville, IN $229,638

Port Arthur, TX $229,638

Bradenton, FL $229,541

Santa Fe, NM $229,105

Orlando, FL $228,668

Clearwater, FL $228,596

Canton, OH $228,087

La Crosse, WI $228,087

Albuquerque, NM $227,941

Newport News, VA $227,917

High Point, NC $227,844

Ogden, UT $227,747

Corpus Christi, TX $227,553

Norfolk, VA $227,408

Laramie, WY $227,408

Rock Island, IL $227,262

Saginaw, MI $227,214

Jacksonville, FL $227,190

Salisbury, NC $227,141

Boise, ID $227,093

Moline, IL $226,971

Fort Myers, FL $226,899

Memphis, TN $226,850

Tulsa, OK $226,729

Waterloo, IA $226,583

Spartanburg, SC $226,341

Lincoln, NE $226,220

Fort Wayne, IN $226,171

Provo, UT $226,147

Cedar Falls, IA $225,856

San Antonio, TX $225,759

Greensboro, NC $225,662

South Bend, IN $225,638

Savannah, GA $225,371

Muskegon, MI $225,274

Birmingham, AL $225,250

Winston Salem, NC $225,131

Lake Charles, LA $224,547

Anderson, IN $224,499

Lexington, KY $224,426

Augusta, GA $224,353

Greenville, SC $224,353

Lima, OH $224,159

Wichita, KS $224,135

Tuscaloosa, AL $224,135

Columbia, SC $223,917

Springfield, OH $223,868

Asheville, NC $223,480

Bloomington, IN $223,311

Knoxville, TN $222,438

Shreveport, LA $222,414

Wilmington, NC $222,098

Roanoke, VA $222,098

Topeka, KS $221,662

Frankfort, KY $221,635

Oklahoma City, OK $221,468

Chillicothe, OH $221,371

Longview, TX $221,347

Melbourne, FL $221,323

Sioux Falls, SD $220,935

Mobile, AL $220,910

Terre Haute, IN $220,813

Altoona, PA $220,668

Amarillo, TX $220,498

Killeen, TX $220,426

Fayetteville, AR $220,232

Chattanooga, TN $220,159

Sioux City, IA $219,941

Idaho Falls, ID $219,892

Lynchburg, VA $219,698

Gainesville, FL $219,383

Portsmouth, OH $219,262

Little Rock, AR $219,213

Lafayette, LA $219,116

Youngstown, OH $219,116

Daytona Beach, FL $218,971

Clarksville, TN $218,947

Pensacola, FL $218,922

Temple, TX $218,905

Hopkinsville, KY $218,195

Erie, PA $218,147

Florence, SC $218,050

Charleston, WV $217,662

Great Falls, MT $217,541

Macon, GA $217,201

Tallahassee, FL $217,177

Fayetteville, NC $217,128

Waco, TX $217,080

Helena, MT $216,910

Pine Bluff, AR $216,818

Vincennes, IN $216,522

Lubbock, TX $216,425

Alamogordo, NM $216,280

Twin Falls, ID $216,062

Rapid City, SD $215,989

Jackson, MS $215,553

Huntington, WV $215,536

Greenville, MS $215,528

Parkersburg, WV $215,281

Montgomery, AL $215,237

Wichita Falls, TX $214,995

Springfield, MO $214,995

Biloxi, MS $214,874

Monroe, LA $214,631

Johnstown, PA $214,462

Sumter, SC $214,365

Columbus, GA $214,340

Pascagoula, MS $213,880

Abilene, TX $213,880

Kingsport, TN $213,249

Albany, GA $213,249

Gulfport, MS $213,177

Alexandria, LA $212,377

Fort Smith, AR $211,770

El Paso, TX $211,116

Las Cruces, NM $210,025

Harlingen, TX $209,409

Pocatello, ID $209,370

Florence, AL $209,055

Brownsville, TX $209,007

Mcallen, TX $208,498

Dothan, AL $208,158

Columbus, MS $206,718

Altus, OK $205,588

Lawton, OK $205,128

Pierre, SD $204,255

What Skills Can Increase a MD Doctor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 4.16% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Medical Services (Mentioned in 4.42% Job Postings): A service that provides medical treatment to people within an area or country: In poorer countries without a reliable health service, 90% of care for people with Aids-related illnesses is carried out in the home. health services.
Medical Education (Mentioned in 2.94% Job Postings): Medical education is a course of study directed toward imparting knowledge and skills required for the prevention and treatment of diseases to persons seeking to become physicians.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	4.16%
Medical Services	4.42%
Medical Education	2.94%

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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 MD Doctor's salary.

Emergency Medicine: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Critical Care: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Internal Medicine: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Emergency Medicine	$256,985	6%
Critical Care	$256,985	6%
Internal Medicine	$254,561	5%
Medical Education	$254,561	5%
Pediatric	$252,137	4%
Geriatrics	$249,712	3%

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How Education impacts a MD Doctor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many MD Doctors enter the field with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a MD Doctor with a JD, MD, PhD or Equivalent is between $225,884 and $241,944).

MD Doctor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for MD Doctor

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 1.3%

Associates 4.0%

Bachelors 4.0%

Masters 5.3%

Doctorate 85.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	1.3%
Associates	4.0%
Bachelors	4.0%
Masters	5.3%
Doctorate	85.3%

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MD Doctor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a MD Doctor'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 May 01, 2026

$227,517

Average $242,439/year

$267,928

$18,960

Average $20,203/month

$22,327

$4,375

Average $4,662/week

$5,152

$109

Average $117/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$267,928	$22,327	$5,152	$129
Average	$242,439	$20,203	$4,662	$117
25th Percentile	$227,517	$18,960	$4,375	$109

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Salaries for a MD Doctor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $227,399 in 2023 to around $222,298 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of MD Doctor salary trends, .

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2023

$227,399

2024

$232,801

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$222,298

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2023	$227,399
2024	$232,801
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