Jobs · Chicago, IL

General Internist Jobs in Chicago, IL: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Chicago, the May 2025 median for general internists is about $226.1K, 12% under the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $69.3K to $343.5K.

Pay

The median is the middle of internists already employed, not a starting wage. The 25th is the lower quarter of that group. The 75th is what the upper quarter already earns.

Percentile	Metro	IL	U.S.
25th	$69,310	$69,310	$124,470
Median	$226,060	$140,680	$256,560
75th	$343,450	$220,170	$374,850

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Wages are the General Internal Medicine Physicians series, SOC 29-1216.

Hiring difficulty and demand

Hiring difficulty

6.9

Metro employment

680

National growth, 2025 to 2035

National openings a year

1.9 thousand

This is the same score as the free check.

Who's hiring

Rush-select Holdings, Llc, 39 campuses
Occupational Health Centers of Illinois, 18 campuses
Cook County, 14 campuses
Integrity Physical Therapy, 14 campuses
Physiotherapy Associates, 12 campuses
Rci (wrs), Llc, 10 campuses

Campuses on file in the provider extract, not live job ads.

License and training

Every state licenses physicians through its medical board. The usual path is an MD or DO, an internal medicine residency, and a state license. Employers usually want board certification too. Confirm your state board's rules before you hire or start.

Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, physicians and surgeons

The work

In the office, the day is a schedule of visits, results to review, refills, and messages. Each visit may cover several conditions and the medicines that go with them.

Hospitalists round on admitted patients, write orders, talk with families, and plan discharges. The shifts are long, and the census sets the pace.

Nearby metros

South Bend, IN · 74 miles
Rockford, IL · 77 miles
Lafayette, IN · 108 miles
Champaign, IL · 123 miles

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Questions

Who hires general internists in Chicago?

Physician groups, hospitals, and health systems hire general internists in Chicago. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Rush-select Holdings, Llc, Occupational Health Centers of Illinois, Cook County.

How do I get licensed as a physician in Illinois?

Start with the Illinois medical board. Many states also accept a license through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, so check both before a move to Chicago.

What should a practice in Chicago weigh when hiring an internist?

Ask about panel size, call, and board status. Chicago has about a third as many of these workers as a typical metro. This metro is 61% over the Illinois median.