Physician salary in Dover, DE

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings in the Dover, DE metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Milford.

Median salary$314,367
Middle 50%$228.8k–$378.3k
vs. national median+27%comparison median $247,000
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,500 and $638,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$210,000
25th$228,790
50th (median)$314,367
75th$378,322
90th$471,016

Salary by year

Median salary

$220k $310k $400k FY2020: median $250,000 (14 filings) FY2021: median $259,737 (23 filings) FY2022: median $259,737 (10 filings) FY2023: median $289,737 (24 filings) FY2024: median $289,737 (17 filings) FY2025: median $314,367 (19 filings) FY2026: median $378,322 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 24
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$250,000$250,000$300,00014
FY2021$259,737$238,846$259,73723
FY2022$259,737$259,737$395,85010
FY2023$289,737$258,500$353,68524
FY2024$289,737$270,000$289,73717
FY2025$314,367$225,860$346,34519
FY2026$378,322$314,367$378,32223

Cost of living

Dover's median Physician salary of $314,367 is worth about $322,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dover = 97.5).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Apogee Medical Group, Delaware$346,34518
Bayhealth Medical Center$399,70016
Nephrology Associates, P.A.too few4
Nephrology Consultants, P.A.too few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $376,361 24
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$145,205$376,36124

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.