H-1B salary guideSOC 29-1216Rank #70Updated Jun 2026
General Internal Medicine Physicians
H-1B prevailing-wage data for General Internal Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1216). Based on 11,846 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$239,200
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$155,501
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$276,968
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
220
Rank #70 · FY2026
Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level
P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.
| Level | N | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1,201 | $63,545 | $75,205 | $220,000 |
| Level II | 1,232 | $168,246 | $215,000 | $250,000 |
| Level III | 448 | $192,912 | $220,000 | $250,000 |
| Level IV | 314 | $198,557 | $242,928 | $276,755 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $63,545 | $75,205 | $220,000 |
| Level II | $168,246 | $215,000 | $250,000 |
| Level III | $192,912 | $220,000 | $250,000 |
| Level IV | $198,557 | $242,928 | $276,755 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
UHCP D/B/A UPMC MEDICAL ED…
244
UPMC Medical Education
148
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
128
Maryland Medical First, P.A.
87
Baystate Medical Practices…
82
Cleveland Clinic
68
York General Hospital
67
St. John Hospital and Medi…
66
Reading Hospital
57
Sanford Clinic North
56
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $150k |
| FY2011 | $155k |
| FY2012 | $155k |
| FY2013 | $168k |
| FY2014 | $173k |
| FY2015 | $165k |
| FY2016 | $175k |
| FY2017 | $180k |
| FY2018 | $190k |
| FY2019 | $198k |
| FY2020 | $180k |
| FY2021 | $200k |
| FY2022 | $202k |
| FY2023 | $185k |
| FY2024 | $200k |
| FY2025 | $200k |
| FY2026 | $239k |
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