Mid-level Physician salary in Albuquerque, NM

Based on 76 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Albuquerque, NM metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rio Rancho.

Median salary$314,849
Middle 50%$300k–$397.4k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $314,849
Filings76FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $215,203 and $675,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$239,440
25th$300,000
50th (median)$314,849
75th$397,407
90th$500,011

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $245k $340k FY2022: median $166,754 (12 filings) FY2023: median $285,022 (25 filings) FY2024: median $285,022 (27 filings) FY2025: median $308,672 (45 filings) FY2026: median $314,849 (31 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 45 filings FY25 FY2026: 31 filings FY26 45
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–––2
FY2021–––4
FY2022$166,754$121,222$209,50012
FY2023$285,022$285,022$319,42625
FY2024$285,022$280,000$400,00027
FY2025$308,672$300,000$375,00345
FY2026$314,849$289,336$398,27231

Cost of living

Albuquerque's median mid-level Physician salary of $314,849 is worth about $329,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Albuquerque = 95.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Albuquerque, NM area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (1,060 employed). The H-1B median here is $314,849, 4% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Presbyterian Healthcare Services$314,84964
University of New Mexico$239,44012

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 $314,849 76
Senior · Level III – 0
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
Mid-level · Level II$108,222$314,84976

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.