Family and General Practitioners in Washington

Get the information you need to know about working as a Family and General Practitioner.

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

• Projected employment for Family and General Practitioners in Washington is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Family and General Practitioners Work in Washington?

1,040 people worked as Family and General Practitioners in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,200 Family and General Practitioners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Washington

Jobs for Family and General Practitioners in this state are growing at a rate of 16.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.3%.

Washington Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 60 annual job openings, and 1,530 total jobs in 2026 for Family and General Practitioners in this state.

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

What do Family and General Practitioners Make in Washington?

In 2018 wages for Family and General Practitioners ranged from $135,650 to $208,000 with $208,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $65.21 to $100. The median hourly rate was $100.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $100 an hour in 2017.

Wages between 2017 and 2018 did not increase or decrease.

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

Top Washington 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-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	630	$208,000
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	540	$208,000
Yakima, WA	90	$196,530
Lewiston, ID-WA	40	$154,820
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40	$208,000
Wenatchee, WA	40	$208,000
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	40	$163,190
Bellingham, WA	30	$190,030

Top States for Family and General Practitioners Employment

The table below shows the states 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
Iowa	$208,000
Alaska	$208,000
Oklahoma	$208,000
Arkansas	$208,000
Wyoming	$208,000
Colorado	$208,000
Idaho	$208,000
New Hampshire	$208,000
Wisconsin	$208,000
Florida	$208,000

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References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.