Cardiologists
The published band from $107,190 to $712,130 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Anesthesiologists.
Same-major-group titles next to Cardiologists: Anesthesiologists ($391K) , General Internal Medicine Physicians ($257K) , Physicians, Pathologists ($312K) , Physicians, All Other ($266K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.
What Cardiologists publish as work
O*NET task statements for SOC 29-1212 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.
- 1. Administer emergency cardiac care for life-threatening heart problems, such as cardiac arrest and heart attack
- 2. Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, or disease prevention
- 3. Answer questions that patients have about their health and well-being
- 4. Calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements
- 5. Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standards to identify abnormalities, using the results of an echocardio…
- 6. Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, usi…
- 7. Conduct exercise electrocardiogram tests to monitor cardiovascular activity under stress
- 8. Conduct research to develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures that prevent or control disease or injury
- 9. Conduct tests of the pulmonary system, using a spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment
- 10. Design and explain treatment plans, based on patient information such as medical history, reports, and examination results
- 11. Diagnose cardiovascular conditions, using cardiac catheterization
- 12. Diagnose medical conditions of patients, using records, reports, test results, or examination information
Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments
Top Paying States for Cardiologists
Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations titles
- 1. Physicians, Pathologists $312,400
- 2. Physicians, All Other $265,930
- 3. Prosthodontists $311,180
- 4. General Internal Medicine Physicians $256,560
- 5. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $300,080
- 6. Anesthesiologists $391,490
The OEWS band for Cardiologists runs from $107,190 (10th) to $712,130 (90th), about 6.6× wide, with median $496,010. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.
Employment Projections expect +4% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 600 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Doctoral or professional degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.
Highest published state median in this ranking: Wisconsin at $636,580. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Anesthesiologists at $391,490. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.
Cardiologists pay-rank #2 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Among 71 detailed Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations with a published OEWS median, Cardiologists is pay-rank #2, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.
Other upper-third titles · closest medians
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.
Cardiologists next: salary map, states, and peers
SOC 29-1212 · national median $496,010 · upper third of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (#2/71). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.
Cardiologists salary map
State, metro, and percentile for SOC 29-1212
Wisconsin · top state for Cardiologists
$637K published median
Washington · #2 state pay
$656K · behind Wisconsin
Anesthesiologists
Highest-pay peer vs Cardiologists · $391K
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Lower-pay peer beside Cardiologists · $257K
Compare Cardiologists
Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025
Federal sources on this Cardiologists card
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 29-1212. bls.gov/oes
- O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Cardiologists. onetcenter.org
- BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics