Career Atlas USA

Best States for Emergency Medicine Physicians

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1Rhode Island67.7 / 100
  2. 2Alaska65.4 / 100
  3. 3West Virginia65.2 / 100
  4. 4New Mexico55 / 100
  5. 5Vermont54.2 / 100
  6. 6South Dakota52.3 / 100
  7. 7Nebraska51.1 / 100
  8. 8Indiana51 / 100
  9. 9North Dakota49.2 / 100
  10. 10New York48.7 / 100
  11. 11Minnesota48.6 / 100
  12. 12Idaho45.5 / 100
  13. 13Connecticut44.1 / 100
  14. 14Mississippi42.8 / 100
  15. 15Ohio42.7 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).