Physician salary in Rochester, MN

Based on 174 certified H-1B filings in the Rochester, MN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rochesster, Rochestere.

Median salary$83,434
Middle 50%$75.1k–$92.2k
vs. national median−66%comparison median $247,000
Filings174FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,444 and $741,720.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,565
25th$75,093
50th (median)$83,434
75th$92,190
90th$354,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $70,086 (90 filings) FY2021: median $64,980 (59 filings) FY2022: median $68,327 (71 filings) FY2023: median $77,986 (89 filings) FY2024: median $75,191 (89 filings) FY2025: median $82,510 (108 filings) FY2026: median $87,531 (66 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 90 filings FY20 FY2021: 59 filings FY21 FY2022: 71 filings FY22 FY2023: 89 filings FY23 FY2024: 89 filings FY24 FY2025: 108 filings FY25 FY2026: 66 filings FY26 108
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$70,086$64,728$144,12390
FY2021$64,980$58,518$71,45259
FY2022$68,327$62,979$76,44571
FY2023$77,986$69,428$81,92689
FY2024$75,191$69,774$85,82089
FY2025$82,510$72,565$92,190108
FY2026$87,531$80,936$92,37666

Cost of living

Rochester's median Physician salary of $83,434 is worth about $91,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 90.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Rochester, MN area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $83,434, 77% 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
Mayo Clinic$83,434174

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,093 31
Mid-level · Level II $89,036 48
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $495,000 19

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$64,958$75,09331
Mid-level · Level II$80,746$89,03648
Expert · Level IV$98,280$495,00019

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.