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Internists in Kentucky

Considering a career as an Internist in Kentucky?

10.3% Jobs Projection
$182,540 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Internists in Kentucky are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Internists in Kentucky is growing faster than average.

  • Internists in Kentucky earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Internists Work in Kentucky?

450 people worked as Internists in 2018 in this state.

There were 580 Internists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 130 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 415 Internists working in it, which means Kentucky has more Internists than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Internists in this state are growing at a rate of 10.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.5%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Internists job openings in Kentucky, and 640 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,100 annual jobs and 57,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Internists Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Internists ranged from $78,040 to $208,000 with $182,540 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $37.52 to $100. The median hourly rate was $87.76.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $95.12 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $7.36.

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

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Top States for Internists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Internists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 4,650 $105,620
Michigan 3,050 $0
Massachusetts 2,680 $208,000
California 2,660 $200,190
New York 2,260 $185,620
Ohio 2,070 $208,000
Georgia 1,980 $63,990
Illinois 1,870 $190,200
District of Columbia 1,380 $85,020
Minnesota 1,180 $208,000
Florida 1,100 $203,050
New Jersey 1,000 $208,000
Virginia 990 $208,000
Maryland 910 $131,150
Wisconsin 750 $208,000
Arizona 740 $208,000
South Carolina 720 $208,000
Pennsylvania 580 $200,410
Connecticut 500 $208,000
Colorado 500 $202,210

Below are the states where Internists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Nebraska $208,000
Alaska $208,000
Arizona $208,000
Arkansas $208,000
Wisconsin $208,000
Washington $208,000
Connecticut $208,000
Virginia $208,000
Utah $208,000
Wyoming $208,000

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