Here is young physician compensation by region based on the Medscape Young Physicians Compensation Report 2016.
1. Northwest (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana): $233,000
2. West (California, Hawaii): $236,000
3. Southwest (Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico): $220,000
4. South Central (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas): $247,000
5. Southeast (Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee): $246,000
6. North Central (Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri): $245,000
7. Great Lakes (Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio): $226,000
8. Mid-Atlantic (South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey): $214,000
9. Northeast (New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island): $201,000