Emergency Medicine Physicians · SOC 29-1214

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Emergency Medicine Physicianss

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for emergency medicine physicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 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 77 metro areas

Emergency Medicine Physicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$531,340	40	0.3
2	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$476,890	300	0.4
3	Anchorage, AK	$472,140	70	0.4
4	Rochester, MN	$462,850	140	1.1
5	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$454,760	200	0.5
6	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$449,910	Not published	Not published
7	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$448,470	80	0.6
8	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$447,750	520	0.3
9	Rochester, NY	$440,340	180	0.4
10	Duluth, MN-WI	$434,190	50	0.4
11	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$426,310	50	0.1
12	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$418,940	250	0.4
13	Albuquerque, NM	$405,130	180	0.4
14	Athens-Clarke County, GA	$388,370	Not published	Not published
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$380,870	Not published	Not published
16	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$380,800	310	0.1
17	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$367,120	550	0.3
18	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$356,230	620	0.2
19	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$344,170	240	0.2
20	Madison, WI	$340,150	170	0.4
21	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$338,990	370	0.2
22	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$336,290	140	0.3
23	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$333,290	240	0.2
24	Columbus, OH	$331,600	Not published	Not published
25	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$324,210	310	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Emergency Medicine Physicians 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.