Mid-level Physician salary in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Chester, Crestview Hills, Hebron, Middletown, Hamilton.

Median salary$267,800
Middle 50%$195.3k–$300k
vs. all levels here+194%comparison median $91,149
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,355 and $587,628.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,073
25th$195,250
50th (median)$267,800
75th$300,000
90th$341,001

Salary by year

Median salary

$230k $260k $290k FY2022: median $260,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $266,916 (11 filings) FY2024: median $270,002 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 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–––8
FY2021–––5
FY2022$260,000$215,000$347,00015
FY2023$266,916$245,000$317,16911
FY2024$270,002$245,000$293,10016
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median mid-level Physician salary of $267,800 is worth about $280,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cincinnati = 95.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Cincinnati, OH area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (3,180 employed). The H-1B median here is $267,800, 15% 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
Summit Medical Grouptoo few5
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centertoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $191,506 27
Mid-level · Level II $267,800 15
Senior · Level III too few 6
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$63,253$191,50627
Mid-level · Level II$78,541$267,80015

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.