Physician salary in California
A real-employer view of Physician pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Physician in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $280,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 4 | $87,640 |
| Level II — qualified | 8 | $312,880 |
| Level III — experienced | 2 | $365,020 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 4 | $238,750 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Physician in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bay Nephrology Medical Group, Inc. | Physician | 3 | $280,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Staff Physician | 2 | $353,957 |
| City of Hope Medical Group, Inc. | Physician | 2 | $487,300 |
| INTEGRATIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & MEDICINE INC | Staff Physician | 2 | $85,280 |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital | Physician | 2 | $221,412 |
| The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. | Physician | 2 | $377,519 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Associate Physician | 2 | $192,500 |
| Balboa Nephrology Medical Group | Physician (Nephrologist) | 1 | $275,000 |
| Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. | Staff Physician (Internal Medicine) | 1 | $285,000 |
| High Desert Medical Group | Physician | 1 | $305,760 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Staff Physician at INTEGRATIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & MEDICINE INC$85,280Palo AltoWage Level IDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-704019
- Staff Physician (Internal Medicine) at Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc.$285,000Santa MariaWage Level IVDecided Mar 9, 2026I-200-26061-674254
- Staff Physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$320,628Los AngelesWage Level IIDecided Feb 25, 2026I-200-26049-649138
- Physician, Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist at PALTM Medical Corporation$245,000SacramentoWage Level N/ADecided Feb 9, 2026I-200-26033-613313
- Physician at High Desert Medical Group$305,760PalmdaleWage Level IIDecided Jan 30, 2026I-200-26023-584002
- Physician (Assistant Professor) at City of Hope Medical Group, Inc.$533,000DuarteWage Level IIDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502429
- Physician at East Bay Nephrology Medical Group, Inc.$280,000OaklandWage Level IIDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-435876
- Physician at UCSF MEDICAL CENTER$375,066San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Nov 26, 2025I-200-25323-421601
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.