Mid-level Physician salary in Huntington, WV

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ashland, Russell, Hurricane.

Median salary$315,000
Middle 50%$249.6k–$450k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $300,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $209,402 and $700,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$239,200
25th$249,600
50th (median)$315,000
75th$450,000
90th$530,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$220k $340k $460k FY2021: median $250,000 (16 filings) FY2025: median $275,484 (15 filings) FY2026: median $432,500 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 0 filings FY23 FY2024: 0 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 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–––9
FY2021$250,000$199,992$271,25116
FY2022–––5
FY2023–––0
FY2024–––0
FY2025$275,484$244,400$350,00015
FY2026$432,500$303,750$500,00010

Cost of living

Huntington's median mid-level Physician salary of $315,000 is worth about $356,200 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 $315,000, 13% higher.

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
University Physicians & Surgeons$262,49814
King's Daughters Medical Specialtiestoo few9

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.