Physician salary in Grand Rapids, MI

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hastings.

Median salary$150,000
Middle 50%$150k–$150k
vs. national median−39%comparison median $247,000
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Most Physician filings in Grand Rapids, MI are at exactly $150,000. 16 of 21 filings (76%) list this exact salary.

PercentileSalary
10th$80,746
25th$150,000
50th (median)$150,000
75th$150,000
90th$150,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $215k $300k FY2020: median $187,138 (14 filings) FY2021: median $206,440 (18 filings) FY2022: median $279,744 (19 filings) FY2023: median $208,000 (10 filings) FY2024: median $150,000 (14 filings) FY2025: median $150,000 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 19
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$187,138$109,985$350,00014
FY2021$206,440$139,838$273,22518
FY2022$279,744$211,869$290,32619
FY2023$208,000$208,000$208,00010
FY2024$150,000$82,662$150,00014
FY2025$150,000$150,000$150,00014
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Grand Rapids's median Physician salary of $150,000 is worth about $157,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Grand Rapids, MI area earned a median of $179,910 in May 2025 (2,200 employed). The H-1B median here is $150,000, 17% 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
Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners$150,00012
Spectrum Health Primary Care Ptrstoo few6
Advantage Health/Saint Mary's Medical Grouptoo few2

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 $150,000 13
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$80,746$150,00013

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.