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General Internal Medicine Physicians salary in Washington, DC

The median general internal medicine physicians in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $223,250 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $12,220 a month.

10th percentile
$60,580
25th percentile
$153,740
Median percentile
$223,250
75th percentile
$268,650
90th percentile
$423,610

Based on 1,370 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

$146,644 take-home a year
Gross pay$223,250
Federal income tax−$42,744
Social Security + Medicare−$14,885
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$18,976
Monthly take-home$12,220
Every two weeks$5,640

Does it go far here?

$205,035Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190
Lawyers$195,190

All general internal medicine physicians salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia