Physician salary in Huntington, WV

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ashland, Russell, Hurricane.

Median salary$300,000
Middle 50%$249.6k–$450k
vs. national median+21%comparison median $247,000
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $180,000 and $700,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$223,517
25th$249,600
50th (median)$300,000
75th$450,000
90th$508,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$170k $250k $330k FY2020: median $200,387 (17 filings) FY2021: median $250,000 (23 filings) FY2022: median $199,992 (21 filings) FY2023: median $208,000 (11 filings) FY2024: median $249,998 (10 filings) FY2025: median $275,484 (23 filings) FY2026: median $307,500 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 23
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$200,387$199,992$300,00017
FY2021$250,000$199,992$272,50123
FY2022$199,992$175,000$315,00021
FY2023$208,000$208,000$375,00011
FY2024$249,998$239,200$287,50010
FY2025$275,484$239,200$420,00023
FY2026$307,500$281,427$487,50014

Cost of living

Huntington's median Physician salary of $300,000 is worth about $339,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Huntington = 88.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Huntington, WV area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (850 employed). The H-1B median here is $300,000, 8% higher.

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 Physicians & Surgeons$262,49822
King's Daughters Medical Specialtiestoo few9
St Marys Medical Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II $315,000 25
Senior · Level III too few 2
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$238,514$315,00025

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.