Hourly Wage for Primary Care Physician Salary in the United States

How much does a Primary Care Physician make hourly?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Primary Care Physician in the United States is $114. While Salary.com is seeing that Primary Care Physician salary in the US can go up to $140 or down to $86, but most earn between $99 and $128. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Primary Care Physician in the United States.

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What is a Primary Care Physician?

A Primary Care Physician (PCP) is a physician who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions, not limited by cause, organ system, or diagnosis. The term is primarily used in the United States. In the past, the equivalent term was general practitioner in the US; that is still the term in the United Kingdom (and in many other countries). All physicians first complete medical school (MD, MBBS, or DO). To become primary care physicians, medical school graduates then undertake postgraduate training in prim...

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Collaborates with other multidisciplinary team members to analyze and evaluate current systems of health care delivery to identify and implement new practice patterns as appropriate.

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Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.

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Participate in Quality Improvement activities including Chronic Care Collaborative programs, immunization improvement initiatives, pharmacy formulary development and utilization, and any other medical staff committee activities relating to peer review, risk management or development of clinical policies and procedures.

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Evaluates how organizational structure, care processes, financing, marketing and policy decisions impact the quality of health care.

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Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors, staff and the broader health care community.

April 25, 2023

Obtains appropriate patient history, performs physical evaluation, orders appropriate diagnostic tests and follows-up with interpretation, formulates assessment and initiates treatment plan with appropriate follow up appointments.

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Average Hourly Wage

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Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Primary Care Physician in the United States. The average hourly rate for Primary Care Physician ranges from $99 to $128 with the average hourly pay of $114. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $101 to $128 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $116.

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