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SOC 29-1216 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

General Internal Medicine Physicians — Deltona

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL · 8 metro areas compared

$358,050 /year
$172.14per hour
80jobs in area
+39.6%vs US median

The median wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Deltona, FL is $358,050 per year, well above the national median of $256,560.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $256,56010TH$170,94025TH$265,960MEDIAN$358,05075TH$449,64090TH$590,190

How pay has moved

$406,285$116,875202120232025$358,050
$197,430 in 2021 to $358,050 in 2025, +81.4% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.3%
Openings per year
2,100
Typical entry-level education
Doctoral or professional degree
On-the-job training
Internship/residency

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Deltona, FL is $358,050 per year, well above the national median of $256,560. The gap of 39.6% is among the widest recorded for this occupation. Pay ranges from under $170,940 at the tenth percentile to more than $590,190 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $265,960 to $449,640.

Employment stands at 80, or 0.4 jobs per thousand held locally. Orlando leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $324,150. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 2nd of 404 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$170,940−33.4%
25th$265,960+3.7%
Median (50th)$358,050+39.6%
75th$449,640+75.3%
90th$590,190+130.0%
Mean$367,040+43.1%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Florida

Median annual wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Orlando$324,150400
2Naples$236,970150
3Tampa$228,950—
4Jacksonville$228,220220
5Port St. Lucie$227,140—
6Homosassa Springs$209,95050
7North Port$207,23080
8Miami$174,990—

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Deltona sit close to the national average, so $358,050 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.

Published median

$358,050as reported by BLS

Local price level

99.4US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$360,211US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $358,050 a year, 39.6% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $170,940 to $590,190 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Orlando, at $324,150.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for General Internal Medicine Physicians in Deltona, FL?

The median annual wage is $358,050, or $172.14 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $256,560, so pay in Deltona, FL is 39.6% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Deltona, FL earns more than $590,190 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $170,940 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Orlando, at $324,150 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Deltona, FL. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.