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Surgeons, All Other: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 29-1249. 1,688 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $327,625, middle half $100,000–$460,009.

Applications (LCAs)1,688

Median offered salary$327,625

Middle half of salaries$100,000–$460,009

10th–90th percentile$75,604–$607,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	288	$91,647
Level II (qualified)	347	$350,000
Level III (experienced)	141	$358,155
Level IV (fully competent)	263	$420,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Cleveland Clinic Foundation	58	$115,128
Emory University	40	$85,366
University of Pittsburgh Physicians	34	$87,654
Duke University Health System	30	$73,908
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.	28	$76,680
Cleveland Clinic	26	$451,000
UPMC Medical Education	24	$68,895
Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates	24	$460,000
University of Washington	23	$92,508
Columbia University	21	$130,000
Mayo Clinic	20	$498,507
University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC	19	$279,250
Oregon Health & Science University	19	$93,622
University of Rochester	19	$115,128
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	16	$350,000
University of Colorado Denver	16	$76,627
University of Utah	16	$97,356
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.	13	$112,500
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, Inc.	13	$614,250
VCU Health System Authority	13	$347,620
Banner University Medical Group	13	$431,000
University of Texas Medical Branch	13	$315,000
University of Miami	13	$339,225
Montefiore Medical Center	12	$400,000
Southern Illinois Medical Services	12	$450,000
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital	11	$87,505
West Virginia University Medical Corporation	11	$445,000
University Hospitals Medical Group, Inc.	10	$575,000
SSM Health Care Group	9	$431,726
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	9	$165,000
University of Kentucky	9	$350,000
Eastern Maine Medical Center	9	$463,000
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Lifetime Cancer Screening Center, Inc	9	$383,822
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	9	$84,500
University of Minnesota Physicians	8	$107,910
Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc.	8	$420,000
University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc.	8	$382,500
The University of Iowa	8	$103,045
Arizona Advanced Surgery	7	$325,000
OU Health Partners, Inc.	7	$450,000
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	7	$385,000
Cleveland Clinic Florida	7	$239,200
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.	7	$520,000
Willis-Knighton Medical Center, Inc.	7	$75,000
Pratt Surgical Associates, Inc. (TMCPO)	7	$400,000
Mass General Brigham Incorporated	7	$78,540
University of Michigan	7	$107,910
Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians	7	$750,000
University of California, Los Angeles	6	$90,294
Commonwealth Health Corporation	6	$504,078

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	386	$325,000
FY2024	405	$330,000
FY2025	519	$300,269
FY2026	378	$350,000

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).