Primary Care Physician Salary in Seattle, WA

How much does a Primary Care Physician make in Seattle, WA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Primary Care Physician in Seattle, WA is $262,833. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $228,700 to $294,184, with most professionals earning between $197,624 and $322,728.

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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.

February 17, 2023

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 Seattle, WA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

228700

294184

262833

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

233269

295061

265805

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 Seattle, WA. The base salary for Primary Care Physician ranges from $228,700 to $294,184 with the average base salary of $262,833. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $233,269 to $295,061 with the average total cash compensation of $265,805.

View Average Salary for Primary Care Physician as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$262,833	$228,700 - $294,184
Bonus	$2,972	$4,569 - $876
Total Pay	$265,805	$233,269 - $295,061

* 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 Seattle, WA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Kent, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $223,342 - $287,292	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Bellevue, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $228,700 - $294,184	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA 0%
CITY, STATE Renton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $228,473 - $293,892	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Federal Way, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $223,776 - $287,850	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Auburn, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $223,776 - $287,850	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA
CITY, STATE Bremerton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $224,521 - $288,809	COMPARE TO Seattle, WA

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About Seattle, Washington

Seattle (/siˈætəl/ (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018[update], Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual...

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