Physician Salary in Tennessee

Median annual base pay is $240,000 across 161 reported Physician salaries in Tennessee.

Updated 8 September 2025

Salary Distribution (By Percentile)

P10	P25	Median	P75	P90
$72,943	$150,000	$240,000	$301,600	$415,000

Employer	Median	Reports
University Health System	$425,000	6
Southeastern Physician Services, P.C.	$301,600	11
Mid-South Infectious Disease Associates, PLLC	$275,000	6
Wellmont Medical Associates, Inc.	$160,000	5
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	$150,000	9
Medical Education Assistance Corporation	$150,000	9
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	$77,610	11
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	$72,600	17

Setting	Median	Reports
Hospital (Community)	$260,000	21
Hospital (Academic/Teaching)	$74,464	34

Level	Common titles	Median	Reports
Junior / Early Career	Resident (PGY2-3)	—	2
Senior	Fellow · Clinical Instructor	$72,600	26
Lead / Expert	Attending Physician · Staff Physician · Assistant Professor	$275,000	115

Specialty	Median	Reports
Gastroenterology	$550,000	5
Diagnostic Radiology	$435,000	6
Pulmonary/Critical Care	$432,640	7
Hospital Medicine - Adult	$301,600	30
Nephrology	$280,000	10
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	$160,000	5

Model	Median	Reports
Annual Salary	$239,200	120
Hourly	$301,600	26

The median Physician salary in Tennessee is $240,000 per year, based on 161 reported salaries.

Jackson has the highest median at $432,640 per year, of the cities with enough reports to publish a median.

$275,000 per year at the median — $35,000 above the Physician median in Tennessee.

Of the employers with enough reports to publish a median, University Health System is highest at $425,000 per year.