Physician salary in Stockton, CA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tracy, Manteca.

Median salary$270,500
Middle 50%$160k–$303.3k
vs. national median+10%comparison median $247,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $159,973 and $354,840.
PercentileSalary
10th$159,973
25th$159,973
50th (median)$270,500
75th$303,326
90th$313,873

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $230k $320k FY2020: median $272,321 (20 filings) FY2021: median $273,000 (21 filings) FY2023: median $303,326 (14 filings) FY2024: median $303,326 (17 filings) FY2025: median $303,326 (12 filings) FY2026: median $159,973 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 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$272,321$256,900$280,80020
FY2021$273,000$257,525$273,00021
FY2022–––9
FY2023$303,326$277,964$303,32614
FY2024$303,326$203,674$303,32617
FY2025$303,326$242,225$313,72612
FY2026$159,973$159,973$300,94213

Cost of living

Stockton's median Physician salary of $270,500 is worth about $257,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Stockton = 105.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Stockton, CA area earned a median of $80,190 in May 2025 (470 employed). The H-1B median here is $270,500, 237% 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
Inpatient Specialists of California, P.C.$159,97311
Community Medical Teamtoo few5
The Gould Medical Grouptoo few3
San Joaquin County Clinicstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $159,973 12
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III – 0
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$76,502$159,97312

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.