Physician salary in Bismarck, ND

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the Bismarck, ND metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$105,300
Middle 50%$98.3k–$112.3k
vs. national median−57%comparison median $247,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,373 and $550,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,280
25th$98,280
50th (median)$105,300
75th$112,320
90th$280,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2022: median $137,280 (13 filings) FY2024: median $98,280 (12 filings) FY2025: median $98,280 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 14
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–––8
FY2022$137,280$137,280$225,00013
FY2023–––7
FY2024$98,280$96,731$98,28012
FY2025$98,280$98,280$108,81014
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Bismarck's median Physician salary of $105,300 is worth about $115,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Bismarck = 91.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Bismarck, ND area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (120 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,300, 77% 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
Sanford Bismarck$112,32011
Sanford Clinictoo few7

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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $105,300 18

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$98,280$105,30018

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.