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Family medicine starting salaries tick up slightly in recruitment analysis
The average starting salary offered to physicians specializing in family medicine rose from $271,000 to $275,000 over the last year, according to an analysis by recruiting and staffing firm AMN Healthcare. Meanwhile, the average starting salary offer for physicians across all specialties fell from $406,000 to $403,000.
AMN Healthcare’s Physician Solutions division (formerly Merritt Hawkins) did the analysis based on a sample of 1,420 search engagements from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.
The report broke down family medicine starting salary offers by academic and non-academic positions and found that the 1.3% year-over-year uptick in average starting salaries was driven exclusively by non-academic jobs, which rose from $274,000 to $290,000. Average starting salaries for academic positions in family medicine fell from $249,000 to $230,000.
Family medicine |
Low |
Average |
High |
|---|---|---|---|
2024-2025 (All) |
$138,000 |
$275,000 |
$375,000 |
2024-2025 (Non-academic) |
$232,000 |
$290,000 |
$375,000 |
2024-2025 (Academic) |
$138,000 |
$230,000 |
$335,000 |
2023-2024 (All) |
$120,000 |
$271,000 |
$460,000 |
2023-2024 (Non-academic) |
$120,000 |
$274,000 |
$460,000 |
2023-2024 (Academic) |
$211,000 |
$249,000 |
$315,000 |
Family medicine physicians were AMN’s second-most-searched group this year, trailing only nurse practitioners, who had an average starting salary of $180,000.
The average starting salaries in AMN’s analysis do not include other compensation such as signing bonuses and relocation money. Signing bonuses offered to family physicians averaged $47,417 this year. The average relocation allowance across all specialties was $12,619 this year.
AAFP benchmarks
For those looking for more information about family medicine salaries, the American Academy of Family Physicians has built a Career Benchmark Dashboard based on survey data. Family physicians can use the dashboard to compare compensation, benefits, and job satisfaction across a range of states and practice types. Take the 2025 survey by Dec. 15, 2025, to contribute to the updated dashboard.
Posted on Aug. 21, 2025, by FPM Editors
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