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General Internal Medicine Physicians salary in Houston, TX

The median general internal medicine physicians in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $274,410 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $16,595 a month.

10th percentile
$67,400
25th percentile
$143,990
Median percentile
$274,410
75th percentile
$356,490
90th percentile
$441,290

Based on 1,030 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$199,145 take-home a year
Gross pay$274,410
Federal income tax−$59,178
Social Security + Medicare−$16,088
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$16,595
Every two weeks$7,659

Does it go far here?

$278,224Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
9%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,020

All general internal medicine physicians salaries · Take-home pay in Texas