Occupation · SOC 29-1249
Surgeons, All Other: H-1B salaries and wage levels
462certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$350,000median offer
$108k to $497kmiddle half of offers
65%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
What employers offer
462 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 10 LCAs = 20 LCAs
Lottery entries
97 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Over time
fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to dateCertified H-1B LCAs
361 FY2026 to date
Median offer
$350,000 FY2026
Top employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 21 | $344,000 |
| Emory University | 10 | $90,556 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. | 9 | $76,680 |
| Duke University Health System | 9 | $77,580 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | 9 | $93,622 |
| University of Rochester | 9 | $75,000 |
| University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC | 8 | $299,998 |
| Cleveland Clinic Florida | 7 | $700,000 |
| Columbia University | 7 | $123,898 |
| Mayo Clinic | 7 | $627,500 |
| University of Pittsburgh Physicians | 7 | $330,610 |
| VCU Health System Authority | 7 | $440,000 |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Lifetime Cancer Screening Center, Inc. | 6 | $383,822 |
| University of Colorado | 6 | $69,254 |
| University Of Miami | 6 | $350,200 |
| UPMC Medical Education | 6 | $81,479 |
| Banner University Medical Group | 5 | $315,000 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. | 5 | $100,000 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | 5 | $400,000 |
| University of Washington | 5 | $112,116 |
| Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates | 4 | $530,999 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 4 | $84,204 |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc. | 4 | $66,872 |
| West Virginia University Medical Corporation | 4 | $482,500 |
| Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. | 3 | $75,500 |
| All other employers | 289 | – |