Physician salary in Gainesville, FL

Based on 69 certified H-1B filings in the Gainesville, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$226,204
Middle 50%$206k–$310k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $247,000
Filings69FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,765 and $464,055.
PercentileSalary
10th$162,942
25th$205,960
50th (median)$226,204
75th$310,000
90th$405,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$160k $235k $310k FY2021: median $180,790 (25 filings) FY2022: median $200,000 (31 filings) FY2023: median $215,943 (32 filings) FY2024: median $293,000 (30 filings) FY2025: median $226,204 (43 filings) FY2026: median $242,199 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 25 filings FY21 FY2022: 31 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 30 filings FY24 FY2025: 43 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 43
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–––0
FY2021$180,790$179,000$300,00025
FY2022$200,000$181,570$203,61631
FY2023$215,943$177,225$289,90232
FY2024$293,000$222,076$310,00030
FY2025$226,204$205,502$291,85543
FY2026$242,199$212,563$370,70726

Cost of living

Gainesville's median Physician salary of $226,204 is worth about $233,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Gainesville = 96.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Gainesville, FL area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (440 employed). The H-1B median here is $226,204, 22% 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
University Of Florida$226,20467

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 9
Mid-level · Level II $226,204 41
Senior · Level III $340,471 10
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$74,464$226,20441
Senior · Level III$96,533$340,47110

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.