Healthcare

Best States for Physician

Compare the best states for Physician using salary, licensing timeline, fees, and CredentialCompass data quality signals.

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Ranking Metric

Overall Score

Top 10 best states for Physician

Weighted score

Rank	State	Overall Score	Median Salary	Timeline	Initial Fee	Details
#1	WyomingWY	89/100	$373,100	3 yr	See agency	View guide
#2	KentuckyKY	87/100	$295,360	8 mo	$50.00	View guide
#3	IdahoID	79/100	$307,280	5 mo	See agency	View guide
#4	ArkansasAR	77/100	$247,880	21 years	Licence renewal fee (annual): $50.00	View guide
#5	HawaiiHI	77/100	$304,950	3 years	See agency	View guide
#6	IndianaIN	77/100	$302,970	1 yr	See agency	View guide
#7	TennesseeTN	76/100	$294,790	1 month	See agency	View guide
#8	FloridaFL	73/100	$283,490	42.0 yr	See agency	View guide
#9	North DakotaND	72/100	$347,240	N/A	See agency	View guide
#10	AlaskaAK	69/100	$310,920	34.4 yr	See agency	View guide
#11	MaineME	68/100	$344,170	N/A	See agency	View guide
#12	OregonOR	68/100	$301,990	1 mo	See agency	View guide
#13	LouisianaLA	66/100	$312,990	N/A	See agency	View guide
#14	NebraskaNE	66/100	$278,930	1-19 years	See agency	View guide
#15	MichiganMI	65/100	$197,950	12 months	The fee for this license: $159.05	View guide
#16	NevadaNV	65/100	$233,400	2 years	See agency	View guide
#17	New YorkNY	65/100	$237,710	3 years	See agency	View guide
#18	New MexicoNM	64/100	$300,890	N/A	See agency	View guide
#19	WisconsinWI	64/100	$303,630	N/A	See agency	View guide
#20	MissouriMO	63/100	$293,740	N/A	See agency	View guide
#21	WashingtonWA	63/100	$293,860	N/A	See agency	View guide
#22	ColoradoCO	62/100	$294,950	N/A	See agency	View guide
#23	MassachusettsMA	62/100	$216,170	2 years	See agency	View guide
#24	MississippiMS	62/100	$302,540	275.6 yr	$550,	View guide
#25	New HampshireNH	62/100	$294,860	N/A	See agency	View guide
#26	ConnecticutCT	60/100	$227,720	5 yr	See agency	View guide
#27	MinnesotaMN	60/100	$323,830	N/A	See agency	View guide
#28	OhioOH	59/100	$231,300	293.6 yr	See agency	View guide
#29	VermontVT	59/100	$276,600	N/A	See agency	View guide
#30	South CarolinaSC	58/100	$320,620	N/A	See agency	View guide
#31	IowaIA	56/100	$261,930	N/A	See agency	View guide
#32	TexasTX	56/100	$255,880	N/A	See agency	View guide
#33	VirginiaVA	55/100	$255,970	N/A	See agency	View guide
#34	North CarolinaNC	53/100	$236,970	N/A	See agency	View guide
#35	CaliforniaCA	52/100	$201,510	14.3 yr	See agency	View guide
#36	DelawareDE	52/100	$232,180	N/A	See agency	View guide
#37	New JerseyNJ	52/100	$238,870	N/A	See agency	View guide
#38	GeorgiaGA	51/100	$257,890	N/A	See agency	View guide
#39	Rhode IslandRI	51/100	$229,340	N/A	See agency	View guide
#40	IllinoisIL	50/100	$218,880	N/A	See agency	View guide
#41	OklahomaOK	50/100	$217,720	N/A	See agency	View guide
#42	AlabamaAL	47/100	$260,290	N/A	See agency	View guide
#43	UtahUT	43/100	$232,740	N/A	See agency	View guide
#44	ArizonaAZ	41/100	$223,680	N/A	See agency	View guide
#45	PennsylvaniaPA	40/100	$163,100	N/A	See agency	View guide
#46	MarylandMD	39/100	$209,370	N/A	See agency	View guide
#47	West VirginiaWV	38/100	$228,680	1273.3 yr	See agency	View guide
#48	KansasKS	36/100	$140,330	N/A	See agency	View guide

Methodology

The overall ranking weighs median salary at 40%, licensing timeline at 25%, initial licensing fee at 20%, and source/data quality at 15%.

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