Primary Care Physician Salary in Augusta, GA

How much does a Primary Care Physician make in Augusta, GA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Primary Care Physician in Augusta, GA is $220,034. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $191,460 to $246,280, with most professionals earning between $165,444 and $270,176.

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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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What does a Primary Care Physician do?

Common responsibilities of a Primary Care Physician

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.

January 27, 2023

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

February 08, 2023

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.

February 13, 2023

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.

May 10, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Primary Care Physician in Augusta, GA

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What is the average salary for Primary Care Physician in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Primary Care Physician in Augusta, GA. The base salary for Primary Care Physician ranges from $191,460 to $246,280 with the average base salary of $220,034. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $195,285 to $247,014 with the average total cash compensation of $222,522.

View Average Salary for Primary Care Physician as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$220,034	$191,460 - $246,280
Bonus	$2,488	$3,825 - $734
Total Pay	$222,522	$195,285 - $247,014

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Primary Care Physician Salary Near Augusta, GA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Augusta, GA
CITY, STATE Aiken, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $190,880 - $245,535	COMPARE TO Augusta, GA
CITY, STATE Columbia, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $191,087 - $245,801	COMPARE TO Augusta, GA
CITY, STATE Anderson, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $190,156 - $244,604	COMPARE TO Augusta, GA
CITY, STATE Athens, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $201,142 - $258,735	COMPARE TO Augusta, GA
CITY, STATE Greenville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $191,460 - $246,280	COMPARE TO Augusta, GA 0%
CITY, STATE Macon, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $185,356 - $238,429	COMPARE TO Augusta, GA

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About Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is located on the Georgia/South Carolina border, about 150 miles (240 km) east of Atlanta and 70 miles (110 km) west of Columbia. The city is located at 33°28′12″N 81°58′30″W / 33.47000°N 81.97500°W / 33.47000; -81.97500 (33.470, −81.975). According to the United States Census Bureau, the Augusta–Richmond County balance has a total area of 306.5 square miles (793.8 km2), of which 302.1 square miles (782.4 km2) is land and 4.3 square miles (11.1 km2) (1.42%) is water. Augusta is located about halfway up the Savannah River on the fall line, which creates a number of small falls on the...

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About Augusta, Georgia Augusta is located on the Georgia/South Carolina border, about 150 miles (240 km) east of Atlanta and 70 miles (110 km) west of Columbia. The city is ....More

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