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Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 29-1242. 198 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $396,798, middle half $210,464–$550,000.

Applications (LCAs)198

Median offered salary$396,798

Middle half of salaries$210,464–$550,000

10th–90th percentile$77,551–$654,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	36	$84,690
Level II (qualified)	37	$371,857
Level III (experienced)	17	$375,000
Level IV (fully competent)	34	$525,000

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
University of Pittsburgh Physicians	17	$79,831
University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc.	6	$500,000
University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC	6	$349,531
UPMC Medical Education	4	$66,236
Middletown Medical PC	4	$400,000
New York Society for Relief of Ruptured & Crippled	4	$234,250
University of Minnesota Physicians	4	$236,974
Seacoast Orthopedic Associates, Inc.	4	$325,000
Marshall University	3	$200,720
University of Michigan	3	$375,000
Envision Orthopedics and Spine LLC	3	$45,290
Physicians Network Medical Group, Inc.	3	$800,000
University of Kentucky	3	$587,500
The Aroostook Medical Center	3	$635,000
Samaritan Medical Center	3	$832,099
University Physicians of Brooklyn, Inc.	3	$600,000
Dubois Regional Medical Center	3	$700,000
The University of Iowa	3	$345,000
The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital	3	$522,435
Durant HMA Physician Management, LLC	3	$615,000
Pelletier Medical Corporation	3	$433,659
Laredo Physicians Group	2	$692,500
University at Buffalo Neurosurgery, Inc.	2	$637,500
Duke University Health System	2	$74,412
Arkansas Surgical Hospital, LLC	2	$247,010
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center	2	$425,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation	2	$261,684
NCH MD, Inc.	2	$322,972
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	2	$450,000
Decatur Memorial Hospital	2	$525,000
The Lawrence Memorial Hospital	2	$850,000
North Platte, Nebraska Hospital Corporation	2	$619,050
Cambridge Public Health Commission	2	$550,000
Johns Hopkins University	2	$160,000
UNC Physicians Network, LLC	2	$673,874
The University of Virginia	2	$76,349
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	2	$315,230
Barnes-Jewish Hospital	2	$75,268
Texas Institute of Musculoskeletal Excellence in Orthopedics, PLLC	2	$500,000
Geisinger Clinic	2	$498,231
Oregon Health & Science University	2	$419,279
BronxCare Health System	2	$400,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	2	$94,558
Four Season Medical PLLC	2	—
Newport Care Medical Group, Inc.	1	$253,885
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	1	$364,500
Elite Specialty Care, PC	1	$550,000
Catholic Health System, Inc.	1	$208,000
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center	1	$360,006
Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities	1	$432,228

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	37	$384,298
FY2024	43	$350,000
FY2025	70	$434,140
FY2026	48	$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).