Internal Medicine Physician salary in Atlanta, GA

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Decatur, Forest Park, East Point, Cartersville, Morrow.

Also listed as: Internist

Median salary$270,000
Middle 50%$239.2k–$290.6k
vs. national median+8%comparison median $249,998
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $220,000 and $367,700.
PercentileSalary
10th$239,200
25th$239,200
50th (median)$270,000
75th$290,600
90th$313,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$180k $235k $290k FY2023: median $200,984 (12 filings) FY2024: median $235,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $270,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $267,500 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––2
FY2021–––3
FY2022–––6
FY2023$200,984$122,346$228,75012
FY2024$235,000$220,000$250,00013
FY2025$270,000$241,152$290,00017
FY2026$267,500$239,200$289,21322

Cost of living

Atlanta's median Internal Medicine Physician salary of $270,000 is worth about $269,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Atlanta = 100.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Emory University$290,00018
PMR Georgia Holdingtoo few9
Piedmont Medical Caretoo few4
Athens Regional Physician Servicestoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $290,600 16
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$152,048$290,60016

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.