Physician salary in New Haven, CT

Based on 136 certified H-1B filings in the New Haven, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Derby, Ansonia, Milford, Branford.

Median salary$100,576
Middle 50%$89.4k–$270.3k
vs. national median−59%comparison median $247,000
Filings136FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,166 and $358,185.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,080
25th$89,368
50th (median)$100,576
75th$270,276
90th$295,484

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $80,118 (42 filings) FY2021: median $81,320 (32 filings) FY2022: median $90,890 (43 filings) FY2023: median $89,955 (48 filings) FY2024: median $90,832 (53 filings) FY2025: median $97,647 (73 filings) FY2026: median $105,395 (63 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 42 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 43 filings FY22 FY2023: 48 filings FY23 FY2024: 53 filings FY24 FY2025: 73 filings FY25 FY2026: 63 filings FY26 73
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$80,118$72,670$92,47142
FY2021$81,320$72,670$90,89032
FY2022$90,890$76,721$225,73343
FY2023$89,955$77,096$131,44648
FY2024$90,832$79,602$224,32853
FY2025$97,647$88,950$270,27673
FY2026$105,395$95,988$288,29563

Cost of living

New Haven's median Physician salary of $100,576 is worth about $96,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New Haven = 104.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the New Haven, CT area earned a median of $98,840 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $100,576, 2% 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
Yale-New Haven Hospital$95,98885
Northeast Medical Group$288,29533
Yale University$96,64710
Griffin Faculty Physicianstoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $270,276 16
Mid-level · Level II $288,295 16
Senior · Level III – 0
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
Entry-level · Level I$81,973$270,27616
Mid-level · Level II$121,056$288,29516

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.