Mid-level Physician salary in Rochester, NY

Based on 55 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Rochester, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dansville, Geneva, Medina, Newark.

Median salary$230,000
Middle 50%$171.8k–$230k
vs. all levels here+34%comparison median $171,829
Filings55FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,464 and $286,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$171,829
25th$171,829
50th (median)$230,000
75th$230,000
90th$250,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $185k $250k FY2020: median $156,707 (10 filings) FY2021: median $145,850 (13 filings) FY2022: median $136,240 (17 filings) FY2023: median $136,240 (19 filings) FY2024: median $150,717 (24 filings) FY2025: median $230,000 (38 filings) FY2026: median $171,829 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 38 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 38
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$156,707$148,564$156,70710
FY2021$145,850$145,850$149,53113
FY2022$136,240$109,824$149,53117
FY2023$136,240$136,240$136,24019
FY2024$150,717$150,717$150,71724
FY2025$230,000$230,000$230,00038
FY2026$171,829$171,829$178,71417

Cost of living

Rochester's median mid-level Physician salary of $230,000 is worth about $237,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Rochester = 97.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Rochester, NY area earned a median of $214,550 in May 2025 (710 employed). The H-1B median here is $230,000, 7% 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
Rochester General Hospital$230,00036
The Unity Hospital of Rochester$203,73612
University of Rochestertoo few3
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospitaltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II $230,000 55
Senior · Level III too few 3
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$228,758$230,00055

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.