Occupation salary profile

Neurologists

SOC 29-1217 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, with a primarily nonsurgical focus.

National median · BLS
$248,560
All U.S. workers
H-1B sponsor median
$298,315
▲ +4.67% YoY · 364 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$267,630
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
10,590
Jobs (BLS)
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Pay range for Neurologists

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 364 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$83,370$95,930
25th$155,990$213,550
Median (50th)$248,560$298,315
75th$357,990$350,000
90th — top pay$450,780$400,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $298,315 for Neurologists — 20% above the BLS national median of $248,560.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Neurologists

BLS projects employment of neurologists to grow 6.4% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 300 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
11,400 → 12,100
+700 jobs
Projected change
+6.4%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
300
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Internship/residency
Self-employed
3.7% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a doctoral or professional degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $298,315
Change vs prior year +4.67%
After inflation (CPI-U) +1.49%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 64 17.6% $98,953 $231,828 $334,818
Level II 119 32.7% $222,682 $294,434 $352,808
Level III 28 7.7% $269,238 $306,550 $356,997
Level IV 60 16.5% $223,750 $291,158 $363,875
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Neurologists

The 7 most-filed job titles inside SOC 29-1217, from 364 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Neurologist 91 25% $275,000 $325,000 $365,000 +8.33%
Physician 31 8.52% $234,600 $290,000 $326,256 -3.33%
Assistant Professor 24 6.59% $178,836 $235,000 $266,250 +0%
Neurohospitalist 19 5.22% $313,050 $383,071 $400,000 +10.36%
Pediatric Neurologist 14 3.85% $218,162 $254,172 $319,180 -12.16%
Resident, Neurology 12 3.3% $70,704 $73,446 $74,181 —
Physician, Neurologist 12 3.3% $300,000 $342,500 $362,988 +0.74%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Neurologists

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Active Listening4.3
  • Complex Problem Solving4.1
  • Critical Thinking4.1
  • Reading Comprehension4.1
  • Social Perceptiveness4.1
  • Speaking4.1
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.0
  • Monitoring4.0
  • Writing4.0
  • Active Learning3.8
Top knowledge areas
  • Medicine and Dentistry4.8
  • English Language4.2
  • Psychology4.1
  • Biology4.1
  • Therapy and Counseling4.0
  • Education and Training3.7
  • Computers and Electronics3.7
  • Chemistry3.6
Software and technology used
Epic SystemseClinicalWorks EHR softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordAllscripts PMathenahealth athenaCollectorAutomatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHRBenchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHRBizmatics PrognoCIS EMRCareCloud CentralCerner PowerWorks Practice Managemente-MDs softwareEmail softwareEpic Practice ManagementGalacTek ECLIPSEGE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What neurologists do

  • Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
  • Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.
  • Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.
  • Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
  • Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.
  • Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.
  • Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke.
  • Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.
Also called
Adult and Pediatric NeurologistNeurologistPediatric NeurologistPhysicianAdult NeurologistGeneral Neurologist
More job titles for this occupation (13)
Child NeurologistChiropractic NeurologistDO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)EpileptologistHeadache SpecialistMD (Medical Doctor)NeurohospitalistNeurology PhysicianNeurophysiologistNeurosurgery PhysicianOsteopathic NeurologistPediatric Neurology PhysicianVascular Neurologist

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.