Entry-level Physician salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Scottsdale, Mesa, Casa Grande, Sun City, Glendale.

Median salary$95,708
Middle 50%$75.1k–$278.3k
vs. all levels here−56%comparison median $220,000
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,876 and $372,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,565
25th$75,093
50th (median)$95,708
75th$278,250
90th$300,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$180k $250k $320k FY2020: median $280,500 (14 filings) FY2021: median $300,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $229,002 (18 filings) FY2024: median $200,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $225,000 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 0 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 21
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$280,500$163,616$330,00014
FY2021$300,000$194,663$387,00015
FY2022$229,002$189,250$328,75018
FY2023–––0
FY2024$200,000$77,252$241,50011
FY2025$225,000$72,565$278,25021
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Phoenix's median entry-level Physician salary of $95,708 is worth about $92,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (5,210 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,708, 68% lower.

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
Mayo Clinic$73,82912
Arizona Kidney Disease & Hypertension Centertoo few6
Dignity Healthtoo few2
Phoenician Medical Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $95,708 29
Mid-level · Level II $89,036 25
Senior · Level III $211,000 36
Expert · Level IV $326,913 58

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$67,246$95,70829
Mid-level · Level II$80,746$89,03625
Senior · Level III$210,142$211,00036
Expert · Level IV$233,938$326,91358

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.