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: pay spread is wide, and location matters
The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Cardiologists is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.
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