Physician, H-1B salary
What 5,213 H-1B filings report for “Physician” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Physician?
$228k median H-1B base salary for a Physician, typically $123k to $393k, across 5,213 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Louisiana at $425k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Louisiana38$425k+$197k
- 2Nevada51$350k+$122k
- 3Mississippi23$280k+$52k
- 4Wisconsin43$277k+$49k
- 5New Mexico51$275k+$47k
- 6North Carolina159$273k+$45k
- 7California206$264k+$36k
- 8Texas193$264k+$36k
- 9Pennsylvania128$260k+$32k
- 10Arkansas89$260k+$32k
- 11Illinois219$250k+$22k
- 12Virginia141$250k+$22k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $228kfor 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 Physician?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Physician roles are UNMC Physicians, Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization, St. Barnabas Hospital, Northwell Health, and Mayo Clinic, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Physician filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1UNMC Physicians180 filings$213k
- 2Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization159 filings$208k
- 3St. Barnabas Hospital148 filings$57k
- 4Northwell Health128 filings$240k
- 5Mayo Clinic107 filings$239k
- 6Atrium Health106 filings$280k
- 7Saint Francis Health System95 filings$250k
- 8Cleveland Clinic Foundation94 filings$210k
- 9Massachusetts General Hospital93 filings$207k
- 10University of Cincinnati92 filings$130k
- 11AdventHealth86 filings$300k
- 12Integris Health83 filings$150k
- 13United Health Services78 filings$73k
- 14Vituity65 filings$239k
- 15UMass Memorial Medical Group63 filings$260k
- 16University of Louisville Physicians60 filings$239k
- 17Nebraska Pediatric Practice56 filings$178k
- 18Southern Oregon Hospitalists, PC56 filings$249k
- 19OSF HealthCare49 filings$260k
- 20Banner Health45 filings$220k
- 21Boston Children's Hospital45 filings$179k
- 22CHRISTUS Health39 filings$322k
- 23University Health Physicians38 filings$173k
- 24VCU Health System Authority36 filings$203k
- 25CEP America-California35 filings$295k
- 26BayCare Health System33 filings$200k
- 27Tenet Healthcare32 filings$400k
- 28Arkansas Health Group31 filings$260k
- 29Comanche County Memorial Hospital29 filings$112k
- 30Department of Veterans Affairs29 filings$239k
- 31Carilion Clinic26 filings$273k
- 32Uc Physicians25 filings$168k
- 33Summit Physician Services25 filings$295k
- 34Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians25 filings$186k
- 35Cayuga Health25 filings$213k
- 36Southern Illinois Healthcare23 filings$275k
- 37Essen Medical Associates22 filings$175k
- 38AnMed Health22 filings$290k
- 39Westchester Medical Center21 filings$210k
- 40Hospital Physician Services Southeast PC21 filings$229k
- 41Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare19 filings$210k
- 42University Primary Care Practices19 filings$229k
- 43Kaiser Permanente18 filings$320k
- 44Mountain Park Health Center18 filings$192k
- 45Novant Medical Group18 filings$248k
- 46Norton Healthcare16 filings$223k
- 47Allegheny Health Network16 filings$395k
- 48Franciscan Alliance16 filings$219k
- 49Marana Health Center16 filings$175k
- 50MetroHealth16 filings$188k
Related titles in this family
45,641 filings carry “Physician” in the title, across 4,133 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Hospitalist Physician5,008 filings$262k
- 2Resident Physician2,033 filings$63k
- 3Internal Medicine Physician1,974 filings$220k
- 4Family Medicine Physician1,955 filings$225k
- 5Physician in a Post Graduate Training Program1,944 filings$74k
- 6Physician (Hospitalist)1,731 filings$243k
- 7Attending Physician1,041 filings$210k
- 8Primary Care Physician874 filings$219k
- 9Physician (Internal Medicine)585 filings$220k
- 10Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician557 filings$350k
- 11Physician (Family Medicine)505 filings$208k
- 12Infectious Disease Physician498 filings$239k
Figures are for the exact title “Physician”; 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.