Cardiologist Salary in California
Median annual pay in California
$185,610
$89.24/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in California
$167,639
Regional Price Parity: 110.720 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($496,010): −$310,400 (−62.6%)
California ranks 23rd of 23 states by median pay, and 23rd of 23 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $109,310 | $52.55 |
| 25th percentile | $112,020 | $53.86 |
| Median | $185,610 | $89.24 |
| 75th percentile | $493,670 | $237.34 |
| 90th percentile | $532,070 | $255.80 |
Employment
- Employment in California
- 630
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in California
- $185,610
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $496,010
- Difference
- −$310,400 (−62.6%)
Cost of living
$185,610 ÷ 110.720 × 100 = $167,639
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $241,948 — |
| Wyoming | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $258,061 — |
| California This page | ||
| 23rd | $185,610 | $167,639 23rd |
— in Rank: places with ≥ have no rank by median pay, because BLS publishes only a lower bound for them and other states have exact medians at or above it. They are listed alphabetically, below the last of those exact medians.
≥: BLS publishes only a lower bound for this median. Its adjusted figure is a minimum, so it has no adjusted rank (—).
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- General Internal Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$256,560/year U.S.
- Anesthesiologist salary in the U.S.
$391,490/year U.S.
- Physicians, All Other salary in California
$281,590/year California
- Emergency Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$335,550/year U.S.
- Radiologist salary in California
$270,560/year California
- Neurologist salary in California
$357,080/year California
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +4.8%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Doctoral or professional degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
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Cardiologist salary in nearby places
- Cardiologist salary in Arizona
≥ $239,200/year Arizona
- Cardiologist salary in Oregon
≥ $239,200/year Oregon
- Cardiologist salary in the U.S.
$496,010/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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