Family Medicine Physicians Salary — San Jose, California

The average Family Medicine Physicians in San Jose, California earns $281,700 a year.

$281,700 / year, mean
↑ 8.8% above national average 54th percentile in California

San Jose sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within California — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's a solid premium over the national average for family medicine physicians. Cost of living here runs meaningfully above the national average. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,120
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.2%
Cost of living 110 #9 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $1,610,466 #1 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $157,444 #1 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: San Jose ranks #9 for cost of living and #1 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Atlantic City $371,400 Sebring $339,660 Sacramento $338,180 San Luis Obispo $338,170 Salinas $337,330 Virginia Beach $334,940 Sarasota $330,160 Crestview $327,490 Charleston $325,720 Hagerstown $325,690 Bakersfield $325,340 Allentown $319,800 Johnstown $314,810 San Diego $313,260 Santa Cruz $311,700 Indianapolis $308,650 Eugene $307,630 Louisville $304,930 Scranton $304,560 San Francisco $304,520 Vallejo $299,430 Riverside $296,710 Salem $292,960 Santa Maria $291,490 Lexington $289,780 Stockton $289,370 Baltimore $289,120 York $287,850 Medford $287,030 Philadelphia $283,480 San Jose $281,700 Pittsburgh $281,280 Battle Creek $280,430 Napa $280,290 Lancaster $278,710 Yakima $275,690 Harrisburg $275,480 Seattle $273,500 Modesto $269,660 Portland $268,240 Winchester $267,040 Dallas $265,990 Bend $264,530 Saginaw $264,530 Fort Myers $264,420 Kiryas Joel $263,980 Port St. Lucie $263,630 Chambersburg $263,550 Fresno $262,220 Lakeland $261,650 Buffalo $261,410 Erie $261,100 Naples $260,510 Gainesville $259,480 Merced $256,250 Laredo $254,250 Chico $253,070 Wildwood $252,260 Rochester $251,310 Kalamazoo $250,460 Waco $250,410 Richmond $250,370 Muskegon $249,740 Austin $248,690 Fort Wayne $248,630 Redding $247,570 Santa Rosa $246,910 Albany $245,690 Roanoke $243,000 Beaumont $242,510 Abilene $241,650 Tampa $240,480 Lansing $240,220 Oxnard $238,930 Trenton $238,720 Grand Rapids $237,840 New York $236,510 Palm Bay $235,620 Peoria $234,050 Niles $233,730 Deltona $233,560 Dover $232,160 South Bend $226,920 Paducah $226,420 Ithaca $226,290 Chicago $223,510 Punta Gorda $223,430 Brownsville $222,670 Owensboro $221,120 Ocala $219,350 Pensacola $219,090 Binghamton $218,140 Yuba City $217,080 Traverse City $216,410 El Paso $214,130 San Antonio $213,240 McAllen $212,930 Corvallis $211,810 El Centro $209,350 Detroit $209,000 Huntington $208,680 Ann Arbor $208,180 Champaign $207,300 Miami $205,800 Springfield $205,610 Visalia $203,900 Panama City $199,570 Tallahassee $198,070 Amarillo $197,880 Los Angeles $196,000 Utica $195,950 Lynchburg $195,910 Flint $194,520 Jacksonville $191,330 Rockford $189,050 Syracuse $185,140 Orlando $182,610 Kingston $159,630 Morgantown $153,510 Tyler $126,840 College Station $107,310 Odessa $96,730
CityMean salaryvs. San Jose
Abilene, Texas$241,650-14.2%
Albany, New York$245,690-12.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$319,800+13.5%
Amarillo, Texas$197,880-29.8%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$208,180-26.1%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$371,400+31.8%
Austin, Texas$248,690-11.7%
Bakersfield, California$325,340+15.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$289,120+2.6%
Battle Creek, Michigan$280,430-0.5%
Beaumont, Texas$242,510-13.9%
Bend, Oregon$264,530-6.1%
Binghamton, New York$218,140-22.6%
Brownsville, Texas$222,670-21.0%
Buffalo, New York$261,410-7.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$264,420-6.1%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$263,550-6.4%
Champaign, Illinois$207,300-26.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$325,720+15.6%
Chicago, Illinois$223,510-20.7%
Chico, California$253,070-10.2%
College Station, Texas$107,310-61.9%
Corvallis, Oregon$211,810-24.8%
Crestview, Florida$327,490+16.3%
Dallas, Texas$265,990-5.6%
Deltona, Florida$233,560-17.1%
Detroit, Michigan$209,000-25.8%
Dover, Delaware$232,160-17.6%
El Centro, California$209,350-25.7%
El Paso, Texas$214,130-24.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$261,100-7.3%
Eugene, Oregon$307,630+9.2%
Flint, Michigan$194,520-30.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$248,630-11.7%
Fresno, California$262,220-6.9%
Gainesville, Florida$259,480-7.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$237,840-15.6%
Hagerstown, Maryland$325,690+15.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$275,480-2.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$208,680-25.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$308,650+9.6%
Ithaca, New York$226,290-19.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$191,330-32.1%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$314,810+11.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$250,460-11.1%
Kingston, New York$159,630-43.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$263,980-6.3%
Lakeland, Florida$261,650-7.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$278,710-1.1%
Lansing, Michigan$240,220-14.7%
Laredo, Texas$254,250-9.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$289,780+2.9%
Los Angeles, California$196,000-30.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$304,930+8.2%
Lynchburg, Virginia$195,910-30.5%
McAllen, Texas$212,930-24.4%
Medford, Oregon$287,030+1.9%
Merced, California$256,250-9.0%
Miami, Florida$205,800-26.9%
Modesto, California$269,660-4.3%
Morgantown, West Virginia$153,510-45.5%
Muskegon, Michigan$249,740-11.3%
Napa, California$280,290-0.5%
Naples, Florida$260,510-7.5%
New York, New York$236,510-16.0%
Niles, Michigan$233,730-17.0%
Sarasota, Florida$330,160+17.2%
Ocala, Florida$219,350-22.1%
Odessa, Texas$96,730-65.7%
Orlando, Florida$182,610-35.2%
Owensboro, Kentucky$221,120-21.5%
Oxnard, California$238,930-15.2%
Paducah, Kentucky$226,420-19.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$235,620-16.4%
Panama City, Florida$199,570-29.2%
Pensacola, Florida$219,090-22.2%
Peoria, Illinois$234,050-16.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$283,480+0.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$281,280-0.1%
Portland, Oregon$268,240-4.8%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$263,630-6.4%
Punta Gorda, Florida$223,430-20.7%
Redding, California$247,570-12.1%
Richmond, Virginia$250,370-11.1%
Riverside, California$296,710+5.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$243,000-13.7%
Rochester, New York$251,310-10.8%
Rockford, Illinois$189,050-32.9%
Sacramento, California$338,180+20.0%
Saginaw, Michigan$264,530-6.1%
Salem, Oregon$292,960+4.0%
Salinas, California$337,330+19.7%
San Antonio, Texas$213,240-24.3%
San Diego, California$313,260+11.2%
San Francisco, California$304,520+8.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$338,170+20.0%
Santa Cruz, California$311,700+10.6%
Santa Maria, California$291,490+3.5%
Santa Rosa, California$246,910-12.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$304,560+8.1%
Seattle, Washington$273,500-2.9%
Sebring, Florida$339,660+20.6%
South Bend, Indiana$226,920-19.4%
Springfield, Illinois$205,610-27.0%
Stockton, California$289,370+2.7%
Syracuse, New York$185,140-34.3%
Tallahassee, Florida$198,070-29.7%
Tampa, Florida$240,480-14.6%
Traverse City, Michigan$216,410-23.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$238,720-15.3%
Tyler, Texas$126,840-55.0%
Utica, New York$195,950-30.4%
Vallejo, California$299,430+6.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$334,940+18.9%
Visalia, California$203,900-27.6%
Waco, Texas$250,410-11.1%
Wildwood, Florida$252,260-10.5%
Winchester, Virginia$267,040-5.2%
Yakima, Washington$275,690-2.1%
York, Pennsylvania$287,850+2.2%
Yuba City, California$217,080-22.9%
Gross salary
281,700/yr
Estimated take-home
181,606/yr
Est. total withheld
35.5%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Family Medicine Physicians salaries in California → All Family Medicine Physicians salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for San Jose

These notes add local color around San Jose, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-1215 SOC code
Official area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41940 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
SunnyvaleSanta Clara
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
1,969,353