Internal Medicine Physician salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mesa, Sun City West, Peoria, Buckeye, Glendale.

Also listed as: Internist

Median salary$226,500
Middle 50%$220k–$244k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $249,998
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,085 and $331,880.
PercentileSalary
10th$193,000
25th$220,000
50th (median)$226,500
75th$244,000
90th$250,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $170k $240k FY2021: median $120,000 (16 filings) FY2023: median $220,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $220,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 16
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–––6
FY2021$120,000$120,000$120,00016
FY2022–––5
FY2023$220,000$220,000$221,74811
FY2024$220,000$216,000$234,75713
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Phoenix's median Internal Medicine Physician salary of $226,500 is worth about $219,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All General Internal Medicine Physicians in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (1,960 employed). The H-1B median here is $226,500, 13% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
District Medical Grouptoo few6
Banner University Medical Grouptoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.