Cardiologist Salary in New Jersey
Median annual pay in New Jersey
$286,540
$137.76/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in New Jersey
$263,352
Regional Price Parity: 108.805 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($496,010): −$209,470 (−42.2%)
New Jersey ranks 21st of 23 states by median pay, and 22nd of 23 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,000 | $16.83 |
| 25th percentile | $103,850 | $49.93 |
| Median | $286,540 | $137.76 |
| 75th percentile | $514,010 | $247.12 |
| 90th percentile | $613,160 | $294.79 |
Employment
- Employment in New Jersey
- Not published
BLS does not publish this figure for New Jersey.
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in New Jersey
- $286,540
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $496,010
- Difference
- −$209,470 (−42.2%)
Cost of living
$286,540 ÷ 108.805 × 100 = $263,352
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | ||
| 19th | $395,610 | $386,791 19th |
| Maryland | ||
| 20th | $337,230 | $321,297 21st |
| New Jersey This page | ||
| 21st | $286,540 | $263,352 22nd |
| Iowa | ||
| 22nd | $283,070 | $322,543 20th |
| Arizona | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $237,591 — |
— 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 New Jersey
$285,010/year New Jersey
- Emergency Medicine Physician salary in the U.S.
$335,550/year U.S.
- Radiologist salary in New Jersey
$482,700/year New Jersey
- Neurologist salary in New Jersey
$222,120/year New Jersey
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 Delaware
≥ $239,200/year Delaware
- Cardiologist salary in New York
$492,040/year New York
- Cardiologist salary in Pennsylvania
$579,120/year Pennsylvania
- 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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