Family and General Practitioners in Maine

Want to work in Maine as a Family and General Practitioner? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Family and General Practitioners in Maine are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Family and General Practitioners in Maine is growing slower than average.

• Family and General Practitioners in Maine earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Family and General Practitioner Career?

• Health Professions
• Medicine
• Medicine
• Osteopathic Medicine
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
• Residency Programs
• Medical Residency General Programs
• Family Medicine Residency Program

How Many Family and General Practitioners Work in Maine?

In Maine, there were 720 people working as Family and General Practitioners in the year 2018.

There were 690 Family and General Practitioners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,210 Family and General Practitioners working in it, which means Maine has fewer Family and General Practitioners than average.

Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Family and General Practitioners in this state are growing at a rate of 2.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.3%.

Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Family and General Practitioners job openings in Maine, and 720 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,600 annual jobs and 154,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Family and General Practitioners Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Family and General Practitioners ranged from $123,670 to $208,000 with $188,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $59.46 to $100. The median hourly rate was $90.51.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $87.01 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $3.50.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maine Metros for Family and General Practitioners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Family and General Practitioners.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME	270	$182,410
Portsmouth, NH-ME	150	$208,000
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	90	$191,100
Bangor, ME	70	$206,220
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	60	$185,260

Top States for Family and General Practitioners Employment

View the list below to see where most Family and General Practitioners work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Florida	12,870	$208,000
California	11,970	$195,060
Texas	8,200	$204,450
Illinois	7,970	$205,640
Virginia	4,990	$182,220
Missouri	4,820	$188,200
Pennsylvania	3,710	$194,210
Ohio	3,690	$188,520
Colorado	3,460	$208,000
Michigan	3,320	$194,930
Arizona	3,290	$196,640
South Carolina	2,710	$208,000
Oklahoma	2,700	$208,000
Minnesota	2,670	$201,730
Massachusetts	2,600	$200,740
New York	2,230	$178,260
New Jersey	1,890	$201,670
North Carolina	1,850	$204,930
Iowa	1,760	$208,000
Maryland	1,640	$190,500

Below are the states where Family and General Practitioners get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$208,000
Arkansas	$208,000
Colorado	$208,000
Florida	$208,000
Hawaii	$208,000
Idaho	$208,000
Iowa	$208,000
Mississippi	$208,000
Nebraska	$208,000
New Hampshire	$208,000

Related Careers in Maine

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Maine Employment Total
Physicians and Surgeons	2,280
Internists, General	170
Surgeons	170
Pediatricians, General	160
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	120
Psychiatrists	120
Anesthesiologists	100

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.