Cardiologists · SOC 29-1212
Cardiologists Salary in the San Diego Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area
Figures describe the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not San Diego city limits.
Cardiologists in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area earned a median of $493,670 per year ($237.34 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $145,620 at the 10th percentile to $496,110 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Cardiologists in the San Diego metro area earn more than $493,670 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $493,670 and $496,100.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $145,620 | $493,670 | $493,670 | $496,100 | $496,110 |
| Hourly | $70.01 | $237.34 | $237.34 | $238.51 | $238.51 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- San Diego metro areathis metro area$493,670 median for San Diego metro area; middle half earns $493,670 to $496,100
- Californiastate (CA)$185,610 median for California; middle half earns $112,020 to $493,670
- United Statesnational$496,010 median for United States; middle half earns $274,280 to $610,060
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +166% vs California overall and about the same vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The San Diego metro area has the 16th-highest published median for this occupation among the 58 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in California
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for cardiologists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- San Diego metro areathis page$493,670 median for San Diego metro area; middle half earns $493,670 to $496,100
- $119,690 median for San Francisco metro area; middle half earns $109,310 to $560,340
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for cardiologistss · Highest-paying occupations in San Diego Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.