Cardiologists salary
The median pay for cardiologists in the United States is $496,010 a year. About 17,290 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $107,190
- 25th percentile
- $274,280
- Median percentile
- $496,010
- 75th percentile
- $610,060
- 90th percentile
- $712,130
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $656,330
- Missouri $648,070
- Nebraska $646,300
- Wisconsin $636,580
- Tennessee $610,080
- Georgia $610,070
- Indiana $588,890
- Pennsylvania $579,120
- Alabama $519,480
- Illinois $517,850
- Ohio $504,260
- New York $492,040
- Connecticut $488,940
- Virginia $461,450
- Michigan $419,030
- Florida $414,910
- Texas $410,150
- Rhode Island $395,610
- Iowa $283,070
- Arizona $239,200
- Colorado $239,200
- Delaware $239,200
- Hawaii $239,200
- Maine $239,200
- Minnesota $239,200
- New Hampshire $239,200
- New Mexico $239,200
- North Dakota $239,200
- Oregon $239,200
- South Carolina $239,200
- Utah $239,200
- Wyoming $239,200
- California $185,610
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $662,760
- Chattanooga, TN $610,080
- Omaha, NE $598,480
- Harrisburg, PA $567,680
- Lexington, KY $558,180
- Cincinnati, OH $551,320
- Charlotte, NC $528,750
- Bridgeport, CT $527,720
- Tampa, FL $515,710
- Jacksonville, FL $514,740
- Norwich, CT $514,290
- Indianapolis, IN $511,400
- Lancaster, PA $503,970
- New Haven, CT $502,320
- Winchester, VA $500,020
- New York, NY $492,150
- Chicago, IL $475,590
- Syracuse, NY $460,900
- Buffalo, NY $451,790
- Richmond, VA $450,480
- Hartford, CT $436,510
- Virginia Beach, VA $430,900
- Rochester, NY $415,000
- Dallas, TX $403,340
- Providence, RI $395,610
- San Antonio, TX $382,000
- Austin, TX $341,080
- Albuquerque, NM $239,200
- Atlanta, GA $239,200
- Bangor, ME $239,200
- Boulder, CO $239,200
- Columbus, OH $239,200
- Denver, CO $239,200
- Fargo, ND $239,200
- Ithaca, NY $239,200
- Lincoln, NE $239,200
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $239,200
- Milwaukee, WI $239,200
- Minneapolis, MN $239,200
- Mobile, AL $239,200
- Myrtle Beach, SC $239,200
- Portland, OR $239,200
- Roanoke, VA $239,200
- Salt Lake City, UT $239,200
- Urban Honolulu, HI $239,200
- Youngstown, OH $239,200
- Houston, TX $187,550
- Oklahoma City, OK $161,160
- Detroit, MI $130,880