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Family Medicine Physicians Salary in Kentucky

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Family Medicine Physicians in Kentucky is $248,730. BLS estimates approximately 1,170 people work in this occupation in Kentucky. Kentucky is 1.9% above the national median ($244,180).

Median salary
$248,730
Average salary
$254,740
Median hourly
$119.58
Employment
1,170

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$108,750$52.28
25th percentile$137,290$66.01
Median (50th)$248,730$119.58
75th percentile$312,370$150.18
90th percentile$487,240$234.25

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 6.6% — Reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 11.6% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.583
Location quotient
0.84

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Kentucky’s regional price level is below the national average (index 90.159, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $275,879 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

54.6/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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