Mid-level Physician salary in St. Louis, MO

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes St Louis, Chesterfield, Bridgeton, Festus, St. Charles.

Median salary$220,085
Middle 50%$137.6k–$257k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $239,200
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,715 and $515,770.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,783
25th$137,581
50th (median)$220,085
75th$257,000
90th$449,280

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $205k $280k FY2020: median $175,000 (16 filings) FY2021: median $260,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $152,705 (14 filings) FY2026: median $220,085 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 2 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 18
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$175,000$175,000$218,78016
FY2021$260,000$250,000$440,25013
FY2022–––6
FY2023–––2
FY2024–––4
FY2025$152,705$82,783$250,02114
FY2026$220,085$174,000$248,25018

Cost of living

St. Louis's median mid-level Physician salary of $220,085 is worth about $231,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; St. Louis = 95.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the St. Louis, MO area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (2,470 employed). The H-1B median here is $220,085, 11% 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
Mercy Clinic East Communities$220,08510
Washington University$83,61110
Washington University in St. Louistoo few6
St. Louis Kidney Caretoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $239,200 39
Mid-level · Level II $220,085 32
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
Entry-level · Level I$115,544$239,20039
Mid-level · Level II$220,085$220,08532

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.