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GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENT

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Only 99 filings match this exact title. For the full picture, see the broader RESIDENT profile (3,145 filings).
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99

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$70,457

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

13

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$59,862

25th Percentile

$63,992

Median (50th)

$70,457

75th Percentile

$81,025

90th Percentile

$94,536

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Top Employers Hiring GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENT
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Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
STANFORD HEALTH CARE 6 $94,536 $81,224 - $101,192 100.0%
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH 3 $59,862 $59,862 - $80,433 100.0%
SANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA RESIDENCY 3 $63,000 $61,000 - $75,500 100.0%
Lehigh Valley Hospital Inc. 3 $70,903 $63,599 - $71,580 100.0%
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER 2 $70,796 $67,792 - $73,800 100.0%
Henry Ford Health System 2 $68,934 $68,692 - $69,176 100.0%
Boston Medical Center Corporation 1 $81,222 $81,222 - $81,222 100.0%
WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER INC 1 $65,169 $65,169 - $65,169 100.0%
Saint Louis University 1 $57,949 $57,949 - $57,949 100.0%
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO 1 $69,820 $69,820 - $69,820 100.0%
University of Colorado Denver 1 $54,267 $54,267 - $54,267 100.0%
University of Utah 1 $74,663 $74,663 - $74,663 0.0%
Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc. 1 $70,010 $70,010 - $70,010 100.0%
Geographic Distribution
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Median Salary by State
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Stanford CA 4 $89,086
Sioux Falls SD 3 $63,000
Galveston TX 3 $59,862
Allentown PA 2 $71,242
Southfield MI 2 $68,934
Shreveport LA 2 $67,590
Cleveland OH 2 $70,796
Stanford Health Care CA 1 $96,949
St. Louis MO 1 $57,949
ALLENTOWN PA 1 $63,599
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENT with different seniority levels.

Role Experience Level Filings Avg Salary
GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENT Unspecified 99 $61,700
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 2 $60,774 100.0%
2022 2 $81,224 100.0%
2023 5 $59,862 100.0%
2024 2 $68,400 100.0%
2025 5 $69,176 100.0%
2026 10 $77,967 90.0%
Company Comparison - GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENT

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Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: October 12, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.