What is the salary of a Cardiologist?
LocumTenens.com conducted its Annual Salary and Employment Survey in August and September 2022. Survey respondents represent cardiologists who practice on a locum tenens basis as well as those with permanent salaries. Compensation results consist of only full-time, permanent employees and consider only annual salary and bonuses.
Average cardiologist salary
$372,145
Historical salary data
How does this year's salary compare to other years?
Trends such as a shrinking workforce and an increase in sub-specialization have positioned cardiologists in a place of continued demand, with strong career prospects as a populace with increasing life expectancy is likely to translate increased need for cardiology care. As the pandemic causes swings in many specialties’ average salaries, so too has the average cardiologist’s pay fluctuated, and this average takes into account the various cardiology subspecialties that responded to the survey.
To learn more about how current physician trends are changing, view the Future of Work Survey Report which presents in-depth insights about the evolving healthcare landscape in the U.S.
2019 - 2021 data not available.
Survey results
Demographic insights by gender
Male
84%
Female
16%Where did cardiologists work in 2022?
Hospital employed
19%
Independent medical group / practice
31%
Medical Group / practice owned by a hospital / system
50%
RESPONDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Cardiologists who took this survey
Of the respondents who took our survey, most cardiologists (68%) are among the baby boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964), tend to work as full-time employees (74%), and have been in their practice for a long time (74% spent 21+ years in practice). The data indicates that the field of cardiology skews heavily male (84%).