Compensation

This channel page includes news on the salaries of cardiologists and other cardiology department staff, compensation studies, and articles on the economic impacts on pay due to changes in public or payor policy and shifting trends in medicine.

Cardiologist salary update: Compensation jumps to $525K per year, No. 3 among all specialties
In addition, cardiologists average an additional $75,000 per year in incentive-based bonuses. That number is only higher for two other specialties.
Most cardiologists would take a lower salary for a better work-life balance
According to the same report, 43% of cardiologists with children said they feel conflicted about not spending enough time at home.
Cardiologist compensation much higher at hospitals and health systems than private practices—and the gap is widening
A new 57-page report from MedAxiom explored the latest data on compensation, production, staffing and medical imaging offerings among cardiology programs in the United States.
Salaries and job satisfaction in cardiology: 8 takeaways from a new survey of cardiologists and their colleagues
The 2023 Cardiovascular Business Salary and Job Satisfaction Report is here! We surveyed cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, nurses, service line mangers, coders and others in the industry about several topics, including compensation, burnout, EHRs and much more.
Cardiologists earn the highest annual salary in 2 states
According to new data out of the U.S. Department of Labor, physicians have the highest-paying jobs in a majority of states. Cardiologists specifically rank No. 1 in two different states.

After 3 years of increases, cardiologists’ salaries drop 4%

The average U.S. cardiologist’s salary dropped by 4 percent last year, to $559,568, MedAxiom reported in its annual Cardiovascular Provider Compensation & Production Survey. The dip follows three consecutive years of salary hikes that reached an all-time high in 2016.

October 8, 2018

Report: Hospital PAs enjoy higher salaries, more leadership opportunities

Physician assistants (PAs) specializing in cardiology earned a median base salary of $105,000 in 2017—equivalent to the median across all specialties, according to the 2018 Salary Report from the American Academy of PAs.

August 6, 2018

Cardiothoracic surgeons’ salaries up 23% since 2015

The salaries of cardiothoracic surgeons are increasing faster than any other specialty, according to the American Medical Group Association’s 2018 Compensation and Productivity Survey. Cardiothoracic surgeons pulled in a median of $734,299 last year, up from $690,000 the previous year and a 23.1 percent increase from 2015.

August 3, 2018

Compensation

Cardiologist salary update: Compensation jumps to $525K per year, No. 3 among all specialties

Most cardiologists would take a lower salary for a better work-life balance

Cardiologist compensation much higher at hospitals and health systems than private practices—and the gap is widening

Salaries and job satisfaction in cardiology: 8 takeaways from a new survey of cardiologists and their colleagues

Cardiologists earn the highest annual salary in 2 states