General Surgeon, H-1B salary
What 488 H-1B filings report for “General Surgeon” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a General Surgeon?
$350k median H-1B base salary for a General Surgeon, typically $208k to $450k, across 488 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Illinois at $425k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Illinois29$425k+$75k
- 2Iowa20$411k+$61k
- 3West Virginia22$400k+$50k
- 4Kentucky21$371k+$21k
- 5Kansas22$342k−$8k
- 6Pennsylvania26$325k−$25k
- 7Missouri26$320k−$30k
- 8Maine23$275k−$75k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $350kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a General Surgeon?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for General Surgeon roles are Sangre de Cristo Surgical Associates, PC; Appalachian Regional Healthcare; Mercy; Pines Health Services; and Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full General Surgeon filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Sangre de Cristo Surgical Associates, PC16 filings$365k
- 2Appalachian Regional Healthcare15 filings$450k
- 3Mercy11 filings$239k
- 4Pines Health Services10 filings$208k
- 5Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation8 filings$450k
- 6Sanford Health7 filings$208k
- 7Clinch Valley Physicians Associates6 filings$208k
- 8Guthrie6 filings$332k
- 9Marshfield Clinic6 filings$315k
- 10Stormont Vail Health6 filings$423k
- 11University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group6 filings$395k
- 12Valley Surgical Clinics6 filings$287k
- 13Forrest General Hospital5 filings$425k
- 14Medical University of South Carolina5 filings$435k
- 15Southern Illinois Healthcare5 filings$425k
- 16Bluefield Clinic Company5 filings$400k
- 17CoxHealth5 filings$250k
- 18The Gould Medical Group5 filings$468k
- 19Oswego Hospital5 filings$350k
- 20Appalachian Mountains Medical, LLC4 filings$300k
- 21Advantage Health/Saint Mary's Medical Group4 filings$304k
- 22Blessing Corporate Services4 filings$425k
- 23Delta Regional Medical Center4 filings$400k
- 24Fayette Physician Network4 filings$400k
- 25MRH4 filings$425k
- 26Owensboro Health4 filings$350k
- 27Okanogan County Public Hospital District 44 filings$300k
- 28Ozarks Medical Center4 filings$498k
- 29Roswell Clinic4 filings$420k
- 30South Central Regional Medical Center4 filings$300k
- 31Southeastern Regional Medical Center4 filings$288k
- 32Texas Specialty Physicians4 filings$213k
- 33UPMC4 filings$315k
- 34Houston County Healthcare Authority4 filings$350k
- 35Physicians' Clinic of Iowa4 filings$251k
- 36Raleigh General Hospital4 filings$213k
- 37MercyOne Clinton Medical Center4 filings$404k
- 38Somerset Health Services4 filings$380k
- 39Surgical Associates, P.A.4 filings$204k
- 40Amory Surgery Clinic, PLLC3 filings$250k
- 41Atlanticare Regional Medical Center3 filings$325k
- 42Baldwin Area Medical Center3 filings$496k
- 43CLHG-Acadian LLC3 filings$300k
- 44Colorado West Healthcare System3 filings$350k
- 45Evergreen Surgical, S.C.3 filings$300k
- 46Mosaic Life Care3 filings$450k
- 47HSHS Medical Group3 filings$337k
- 48Kadlec Regional Medical Center3 filings$350k
- 49Lake Cumberland Physician Practices3 filings$208k
- 50Las Cruces Physician Practices3 filings$208k
Related titles in this family
551 filings carry “General Surgeon” in the title, across 24 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Physician - General Surgeon19 filings$350k
- 2Colorectal/General Surgeon9 filings$350k
- 3Physician - Surgical Intensivist, Trauma and General Surgeon6 filings$428k
- 4Bariatric and General Surgeon3 filings$400k
- 5Acute Care/General Surgeon2 filings$400k
- 6Bariatric/General Surgeon2 filings$456k
- 7General Surgeon - Acute Care2 filings$307k
- 8General Surgeon and Medical Director of Wound Care Center2 filings$410k
- 9General Surgeon/Network Operating Council President2 filings$415k
- 10General Surgeon/ Surgical Oncologist2 filings$408k
- 11Physician (Pediatric General Surgeon)2 filings$437k
- 12Assistant Professor, General Surgeon1 filings$300k
Figures are for the exact title “General Surgeon”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.