Family Medicine Salary Insights

Thanks to everyone who's helped spread the word—family medicine just crossed 25 salary data entries! We're officially halfway to our goal of 50, which is when we'll be able to unlock the interactive dashboards for family medicine.

Here are the insights based on the entries so far.

• Compensation Models & Base Salaries:
  • Owner/Partner (Private Practice)
    • Base salary: $300,000
    • No RVU or shift-based comp.
    • No bonuses listed.
  • W-2 RVU-based (Hospital/Health System)
    • Salaries range widely depending on bonus/RVU setup:
    • One has $250,000 base with $50,000 bonus and 5,208 RVUs, which implies an RVU rate of ~$48.
    • Another has $313,000 base, $20,000 bonus, 5,900 RVUs = ~$53 per RVU.
  • Hybrid + hourly supplement
    • One physician is W-2 with RVU plus $115/hour for extra shifts.
    • Bonus is very generous: $250,000 annually, based on RVU, quality metrics, and NPs' performance.
    • Base: $220,000 — Total comp can exceed $470K when all cash is included.
  • 1099 Contractor (Government)
    • Hourly rate: $260
    • No base salary or bonuses, but huge total comp via high hours.
• Workload & Hours:
  • Most physicians worked around 32–50 hrs/week, consistent with full-time primary care.
• Other Highlights:
  • Call duties: Mostly "yes_limited" or "no_call" — minimal call burden for family medicine.
  • Urbanicity: Mix of metro_small, metro_mid, and metro_large — salaries are not strongly clustered by metro size in this limited sample.
  • Populations served:
    • Most physicians care for adults, many also for geriatrics and minor procedures.
    • Only a few have obstetrics or behavioral health duties.
  • Inpatient care: Generally not part of the job, suggesting outpatient-focused practices.