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General Internal Medicine Physicians
SOC 29-1216. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 2,450 labor condition applications for General Internal Medicine Physicians (SOC 29-1216) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 2,383 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $249,902 a year (quartiles $205,462–$290,700), above the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $172,224. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (33% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 1,260 with a median offered wage of $256,180.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 28%Level II 33%Level III 9%Level IV 5%Not stated 25%
| Measure | SOC 29-1216 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $249,902 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $205,462–$290,700 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 61% | 56% |
| Share certified | 97% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (2,446 here).
Offered wages by employer
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for General Internal Medicine Physicians: 450 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
Pennsylvania 246 · New York 193 · California 170 · Massachusetts 137 · West Virginia 123 · Connecticut 110 · Florida 103 · Missouri 90 · Ohio 84 · Illinois 80
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $256,180.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| South Sound Inpatient Physicians, PLLC | Tacoma | 44 |
| Northeast Medical Group, Inc. | Stratford | 29 |
| Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, Inc. | Wethersfield | 24 |
| Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas, PLLC | Tacoma | 24 |
| Geisinger Clinic | Danville | 22 |
| MedStar Medical Group II, LLC | Columbia | 19 |
| Fayette Physician Network, Inc. | Uniontown | 17 |
| Trinity Health of New England Provider Network Organization, Inc. | Hartford | 16 |
| Tower Health Medical Group | West Reading | 15 |
| National Hospitalist Services, PC | Lafayette | 15 |
| Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities | Springfield | 14 |
| Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Virginia, LLC | Tacoma | 14 |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester | 14 |
| Cogent Medical Care, P.C. | Tacoma | 13 |
| Parkview Health System, Inc. | Fort Wayne | 12 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for General Internal Medicine Physicians?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 29-1216 is $249,902 a year, with the middle half between $205,462 and $290,700; the median prevailing wage cited is $172,224.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for General Internal Medicine Physicians?
UPMC Medical Education (84), West Virginia University Medical Corporation (74), Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, Inc. (61), The University of Iowa (41), Fayette Physician Network, Inc. (36)
Which wage level is most common for General Internal Medicine Physicians?
Level II: Level I 28%, Level II 33%, Level III 9%, Level IV 5% of filings.
How many PERM applications name General Internal Medicine Physicians?
1,260 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $256,180.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.