Attending market snapshot

What the Internal Medicine attending market looks like for residents finishing in 2028

Real attending pay from verified physician reports, live demand, and when to start your search — so you can plan the jump from training with the actual numbers, not guesses.

Attending total comp · nationwide

Data as of Aug 2026

$300,000–$370,000median $342,000

163 verified physician-reported salaries·Medium confidence·realized pay, not open-role postings

How we calculate this→

Median and 25th–75th percentile of realized or accepted total compensation that verified Internal Medicine attendings reported to SalaryDr — resident and fellow pay excluded. We require at least 5 reports and widen from state → region → nationwide until the sample is large enough to be meaningful. Full methodology →

Today there are 3,373 open Internal Medicine roles on SalaryDr — a live read on the demand you'll graduate into.

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High-intent physician searches

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3,373 open roles

Internal Medicine Physician | 100% Outpatient | $300K–$380K | Santa Barbara, CA

Sansum Clinic

Internal Medicine

Santa Barbara, California · 5mo ago

$300,000 – $380,000

100% outpatient

Internal Medicine Physician | 100% Outpatient | $300K–$380K | Santa Barbara, CA

Internal Medicine· Attending·Sansum Clinic·Posted 5mo ago

$300,000 – $380,000 Pay listed on source · unverified

Santa Barbara, California100% outpatient

Pay not verified · Aggregated · Last seen today

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Internal Medicine Physician | 100% Outpatient | $300K–$380K | Santa Barbara, CA

Internal Medicine Physician | 100% Outpatient | $300K–$380K | Santa Barbara, CA

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