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.

Female heart surgeons take home much lower salaries
Both base salaries and total compensation are consistently lower for women than men, according to new survey data. The disparities in cardiac surgery are often worse than those found in other healthcare specialties.
Cardiologist compensation drops 4%—still higher than most other healthcare specialties
Cardiology still ranks No. 4 overall, trailing just orthopedics, radiology and plastic surgery.
Cardiologist sues health system over gender discrimination, unequal pay and hostile treatment
The veteran doctor says she was treated “vastly different from her male counterparts” during her 17 years with Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Compensation rising for cardiology APPs as they get more involved in patient care
Advanced practice providers continue to play a significant role in cardiology, helping care teams overcome the challenges brought on by an ongoing physician shortage, declining reimbursements and an aging population.
Q&A: MedAxiom CEO explores key trends in cardiologist, cardiovascular surgeon compensation
Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

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Despite the pandemic, cardiologist salaries are up 5%

This continues a positive trend for cardiologists—the same report also recorded pay increases in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Average salaries are up 4% for cardiologists, more than most other specialties

This puts cardiology in the top 10 among all specialties included in the report.

Cardiologist salaries, productivity continue to climb

Cardiology’s median compensation is more than $530,000, according to a new report from AMGA Consulting. That figure has increased each year since 2016's report.

Cardiologist salaries are on the rise, with electrophysiologists leading the way

The new report, developed by MedAxiom, includes data from nearly 4,000 healthcare providers.

Cardiology salary update: New report examines pay gap between male and female cardiologists

Male cardiologists earn approximately 15% more than their female counterparts, according to a new report from Medscape.

Cardiologists’ average salary rises to $438K, No. 4 among all specialties

This continues a steady rise in pay for the specialty—the same report recorded cardiology’s average salary as $430,000 in 2019, $423,000 in 2018 and $410,000 in 2017.

Cardiologist salaries trending up for the 5th year in a row

It’s the fifth year in a row and the seventh year out of ten that compensation for cardiologists has increased, according to MedAxiom’s Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey report.

Invasive cardiologists’ $648K starting salary is the highest in medicine

Invasive cardiologists earn the top starting salary in medicine, according to a new report from Merritt Hawkins, raking in an average $648,000 in their first year of practice.

Compensation

Female heart surgeons take home much lower salaries

Cardiologist compensation drops 4%—still higher than most other healthcare specialties

Cardiologist sues health system over gender discrimination, unequal pay and hostile treatment

Compensation rising for cardiology APPs as they get more involved in patient care

Q&A: MedAxiom CEO explores key trends in cardiologist, cardiovascular surgeon compensation