Physician salary in Tucson, AZ

Based on 73 certified H-1B filings in the Tucson, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Marana, Green Valley, Tuscon.

Median salary$269,500
Middle 50%$250k–$280k
vs. national median+9%comparison median $247,000
Filings73FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $140,080 and $430,754.
PercentileSalary
10th$225,406
25th$250,000
50th (median)$269,500
75th$280,000
90th$361,880

Salary by year

Median salary

$190k $245k $300k FY2020: median $217,500 (18 filings) FY2021: median $220,000 (27 filings) FY2022: median $215,000 (26 filings) FY2023: median $250,000 (14 filings) FY2024: median $244,000 (46 filings) FY2025: median $269,500 (45 filings) FY2026: median $280,000 (28 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 46 filings FY24 FY2025: 45 filings FY25 FY2026: 28 filings FY26 46
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$217,500$203,217$263,75018
FY2021$220,000$215,000$248,95427
FY2022$215,000$181,004$256,00026
FY2023$250,000$109,884$314,66814
FY2024$244,000$220,000$280,60046
FY2025$269,500$250,000$269,50045
FY2026$280,000$264,625$280,00028

Cost of living

Tucson's median Physician salary of $269,500 is worth about $278,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tucson = 96.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Tucson, AZ area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (900 employed). The H-1B median here is $269,500, 25% 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
Banner University Medical Group$269,50059
Arizona Kidney Disease & Hypertension Centertoo few6
Southwest Kidney Institutetoo few3
Marana Health Centertoo few2
Northwest 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 5
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $269,500 59

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$98,280$269,50059

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.