Internal medicine physician salary in Louisiana
Louisiana has a published annual mean employee wage of $238,520 for internal medicine. The same BLS OEWS May 2025 row reports an annual median of $210,390. These salary and pay benchmarks are wage estimates, not a promised offer or total compensation.
Internal medicine physicians · May 2025
View official Louisiana wage dataLouisiana wage snapshot
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Mean annual wage | $238,520 |
| Median annual wage | $210,390 |
| Employment estimate | Not available (BLS suppressed) |
| Wage relative standard error | 6.1% |
Employee wages annualized at 2,080 hours. Not total compensation, guaranteed pay or a salary range. RSE measures estimate uncertainty, not your pay spread.
How to read the wage estimate
The mean is the average and the median is the midpoint. They may appear in either order; these estimates do not establish a cause or a salary range.
Covered employee wages, not total physician compensation or guaranteed offers. Employment estimate: Not available (BLS suppressed).
Wage relative standard error: 6.1%. RSE describes estimate uncertainty, not a pay spread.
What the Louisiana internal medicine wage row can tell you
The employment estimate is Not available (BLS suppressed); do not infer a job count from a suppressed value. For internal medicine, the Louisiana annual mean is $238,520; the annual median is $210,390. Mean and median are different measures, not the ends of a salary range. These are employee wage estimates, not offers or total compensation. The wage relative standard error is 6.1%. RSE describes estimate precision, not the spread between individual offers.
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National compensation
U.S. internal medicine
Doximity 2026 reportNational full-time physician compensation, 2025 data. Not state wages.
Who was surveyed
2025 responses from full-time U.S. physicians working at least 40 hours a week.
Medscape: U.S. specialty total compensation
Medscape 2026 reportNational full-time physician compensation, 2025 data. Not state wages.
Who was surveyed
2025 income reported by full-time U.S. physicians. Includes base salary, incentive bonus and other income, such as profit-sharing. Rounded as published; not a state figure.
AMGA: medical-group clinical compensation
AMGA 2026 selected dataNational organizational clinical compensation, 2025 data. Not a state average.
Who was surveyed
2025 compensation reported by participating medical groups and health systems. National selected data, not this state's average or base salary.
National total compensation, not this state's average. Do not blend these surveys with state wages or call the figures a salary range.
Why the sources differ
Do not average these surveys together. Doximity and Medscape survey physicians; AMGA surveys organizations. Specialty definitions, work patterns, pay components and samples differ. Use each as a separate reference for the written offer.
The national survey measures compensation; the BLS state estimate measures employee wages. Different populations and pay definitions mean these are context, not directly comparable endpoints of a salary range. The national figure is not a state average.
Licensing and first-shift checks in Louisiana
The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners says initial licensure takes anywhere from a few weeks to several months depending on how quickly the applicant responds to requests and on any issues needing closer attention, and that licensure is not guaranteed. It sends a deficiency letter by email and asks applicants to monitor their LaMED dashboard and email. For a Louisiana offer, assign owners to every open request, confirm the license is issued, and confirm facility privileges and onboarding separately. A pending application is not a confirmed first-shift date.
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Internal medicine salary questions in Louisiana
What is the average internal medicine doctor salary in Louisiana?
BLS May 2025 estimates a mean annual employee wage of $238,520 and a median of $210,390 for internal medicine physicians in Louisiana. The mean is the average; the median is the midpoint. These are covered employee wages, not total compensation, a guaranteed offer or a salary range.
What is the hourly pay equivalent in Louisiana?
Dividing the annual wage estimates by 2,080 hours gives about $114.67 per hour for the mean and $101.15 for the median. This is an arithmetic equivalent, not a quoted locums, per-diem or telemedicine rate. Contract hours and benefits differ.
How does Louisiana internal medicine pay compare nationally?
The Louisiana BLS figures cover employee wages. The three national internal medicine compensation cards above cover different populations and compensation definitions. They provide separate context, not an apples-to-apples comparison or evidence that an equivalent role pays higher or lower.
What should I verify before starting internal medicine work in Louisiana?
The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners says initial licensure takes anywhere from a few weeks to several months depending on how quickly the applicant responds to requests and on any issues needing closer attention, and that licensure is not guaranteed. It sends a deficiency letter by email and asks applicants to monitor their LaMED dashboard and email. For a Louisiana offer, assign owners to every open request, confirm the license is issued, and confirm facility privileges and onboarding separately. A pending application is not a confirmed first-shift date.
How can I find higher-paying or part-time internal medicine work?
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Source definitions
BLS May 2025 OEWS combines six survey panels over three years. It covers wage and salary employees, not self-employed physicians or unincorporated owners. Wages include straight-time gross pay and certain incentives, but exclude benefits, overtime, shift differentials and nonproduction bonuses. The relative standard error describes estimate uncertainty, not your pay spread.
BLS methods · State data · National survey methods and specialty table
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners: licensure · HHS: licensing across state lines
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