Some states that are better for physicians than others in terms of finances, competition, and other criteria. Partner site Physicians Practice crunched the numbers for you.
Like most things in life, choosing where to practice medicine comes with pros, cons and trade-offs. Some physicians want to practice in a big city, others a one-stoplight town — and everything in between.
But besides personal and lifestyle reasons, there are some states that are better for physicians than others in terms of finances, competition, and other criteria.
In the 2020 Best States to Practice project, our partner publication Physicians Practice compiled some publicly available data to provide a perspective on what states can be best described as “physician-friendly.”
For our analysis, our editors ranked the states based on 2019 data covering 5 categories:
Average salary
Tax climate (state collections per capita)
Highest/lowest malpractice premiums
The 2019 cost of living index
Physician density
Physicians Practice obtained the data from publicly available sources.
The list should not be taken as ranking which states are better than others. It simply provides physicians with some objective data they can use when making their career decisions.
