Cardiologists · SOC 29-1212

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Cardiologistss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for cardiologists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (8 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 58 metro areas

Cardiologists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$662,760	130	0.1
2	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$610,080	40	0.2
3	Omaha, NE-IA	$598,480	110	0.2
4	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$567,680	80	0.2
5	Lexington-Fayette, KY	$558,180	140	0.5
6	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$551,320	210	0.2
7	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$528,750	150	0.1
8	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$527,720	70	0.2
9	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$515,710	70	0.0
10	Jacksonville, FL	$514,740	90	0.1
11	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$514,290	30	0.2
12	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$511,400	60	0.1
13	Lancaster, PA	$503,970	50	0.2
14	New Haven, CT	$502,320	30	0.1
15	Winchester, VA-WV	$500,020	40	0.5
16	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$493,670	Not published	Not published
17	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$492,150	2,050	0.2
18	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$475,590	150	0.0
19	Syracuse, NY	$460,900	30	0.1
20	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$451,790	130	0.2
21	Richmond, VA	$450,480	120	0.2
22	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$436,510	160	0.3
23	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$430,900	230	0.3
24	Rochester, NY	$415,000	90	0.2
25	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$403,340	940	0.2

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Cardiologists overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.