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Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 29-1241. 178 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $240,000, middle half $84,094–$303,000.

Applications (LCAs)178
Median offered salary$240,000
Middle half of salaries$84,094–$303,000
10th–90th percentile$68,700–$400,000

By wage level

Wage levelLCAsMedian salary
Level I (entry)53$96,365
Level II (qualified)37$250,000
Level III (experienced)15$250,000
Level IV (fully competent)21$275,000

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

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
University of Pittsburgh Physicians11$250,000
Indiana University Indianapolis9$64,517
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.7$71,004
Ocular Partners, Pllc6$220,000
Johns Hopkins University6$87,546
Weill Cornell Medical College6$105,000
University of Kentucky5$240,964
Medical Eye Center, Inc.5$250,000
University Hospitals Medical Group, Inc.5$345,000
University of Rochester4$125,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation4$395,000
Lehigh Valley Eye Center, PC4$400,000
The Leland Stanford, Jr University3$130,000
University of Louisville3—
University of Colorado Denver3$62,005
University of Utah3$80,913
Amar Atwal, M.D., P.C.3$300,000
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital3$67,371
UPMC Medical Education3$74,523
UMass Memorial Medical Group, Inc.3$300,000
University of Louisville Physicians, Inc.3$180,000
Oregon Health & Science University3$176,238
Wake Forest University Health Sciences3$300,000
UNMC Physicians2$234,000
Marshfield Clinic2$304,816
Sanford Clinic2$396,502
Henry Ford Health System2$168,376
University of Pittsburgh2—
Highland Retina Associates, LLC2$400,000
University of Texas Medical Branch2$167,617
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary2$95,150
Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.2$292,510
Marion Eye Centers, Ltd.2$550,000
Vantage Eye Center, a Medical Corporation2$382,500
AU Medical Associates, Inc.2$303,000
Shane Retina, P.A.2$227,000
Wills Eye Ophthalmology Clinic Inc.2$67,800
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc.2$550,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2$220,000
University of Colorado Denver / Anschutz2$69,722
IU Health Care Associates2—
Pratt Ophthalmology Associates, Inc (TMCPO)1$58,053
University of California, San Diego1$150,000
The University of Virginia1$71,000
Retina Care Center LLC1$208,000
The Aroostook Medical Center1$478,494
West Virginia University1$316,710
CEI Physicians, P.S.C., LLC1$650,000
Ophthalmic Consultants of Texas, PA1$208,000
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic1$72,883

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202326$220,000
FY202455$250,000
FY202549$212,000
FY202648$250,000

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).