Internal Medicine Physician salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes East Cleveland, Beachwood, South Euclid, Warrensville Heights.

Also listed as: Internist

Median salary$71,561
Middle 50%$69.5k–$263.5k
vs. national median−71%comparison median $249,998
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,456 and $304,456.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,322
25th$69,471
50th (median)$71,561
75th$263,500
90th$280,681

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $145k $240k FY2020: median $112,924 (14 filings) FY2021: median $70,184 (14 filings) FY2022: median $60,881 (12 filings) FY2023: median $220,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $219,269 (12 filings) FY2025: median $225,514 (19 filings) FY2026: median $69,825 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$112,924$57,663$256,25014
FY2021$70,184$60,265$221,25014
FY2022$60,881$60,437$62,36812
FY2023$220,000$60,881$228,60013
FY2024$219,269$67,121$246,35812
FY2025$225,514$67,972$272,29719
FY2026$69,825$69,591$240,00015

Cost of living

Cleveland's median Internal Medicine Physician salary of $71,561 is worth about $76,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cleveland = 93.9).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
The Metrohealth Systemtoo few7
Cleveland Clinic Foundationtoo few6
Cleveland Clinictoo few5
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Centertoo few5
VA Northeast Ohio Health Care Systemtoo few4
Metrohealth Medical Centertoo few3
University Hospitals Medical Grouptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,972 11
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$66,685$67,97211

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.