Cardiology Salary Map by State (2026)
Median cardiology pay across 12 states from real job listings — switch views to adjust for cost of living or overlay burnout scores. Medians blend permanent salaries with annualized locums/contract rates. National median: $456,000.
Highest median
Illinois
$600,000
Best real purchasing power
Illinois
$600,252 adjusted
Best lifestyle score
New York
5.0/10 avg burnout score
Cardiology pay by state
| State | Median | COL-adjusted | Take-home, COL-adj. | Burnout score | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $600,000 | $600,252 | $570,540 | 3.3/10 | 21 |
| Virginia | $590,500 | $584,052 | $550,469 | 3.2/10 | 12 |
| Colorado | $535,000 | $519,155 | $496,313 | 4.9/10 | 14 |
| Minnesota | $528,000 | $535,383 | $482,648 | 4.2/10 | 10 |
| California | $525,000 | $474,169 | $430,071 | 3.9/10 | 20 |
| Washington | $520,200 | $486,109 | $486,109 | 4.5/10 | 24 |
| Arizona | $485,000 | $481,739 | $469,695 | 4.5/10 | 7 |
| New York | $450,000 | $416,972 | $388,409 | 5.0/10 | 27 |
| Florida | $400,000 | $386,795 | $386,795 | 4.9/10 | 12 |
| Massachusetts | $387,500 | $366,406 | $348,086 | 3.5/10 | 17 |
| Pennsylvania | $328,417 | $336,589 | $326,256 | 3.7/10 | 8 |
| New Jersey | $210,000 | $193,006 | $180,711 | 4.6/10 | 15 |
Which state pays cardiology physicians the most?
Illinois currently has the highest median cardiology salary at $600,000, based on 21 real job listings.
Which state offers the best after-tax cardiology pay?
Illinois currently leads the take-home view at $570,540 — the state median after its state income tax (Tax Foundation state income tax rates (2025)), divided by the local cost-of-living index. No-income-tax states like Texas, Florida and Tennessee often outrank nominally higher-paying states here.
Why adjust cardiology salaries for cost of living?
Prices differ across states. The adjusted view divides each state's pay benchmark by its regional price index (U.S. average = 100). Source: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). This is a state-level comparison, not a personal budget or a city-level cost estimate. Missing price data is shown as unavailable.
Which state has the best cardiology lifestyle scores?
New York currently has the highest average WeekdayDoc burnout score (5.0/10, higher is better) for cardiology listings — a measure of call burden, weekend requirements, and schedule flexibility across postings.
Medians computed from real WeekdayDoc job listings after outlier removal; states with fewer than 5 qualifying listings are excluded. Cost-of-living adjustment uses BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). The take-home view additionally deducts state income tax at each state's marginal rate for ~$300k single-filer income (Tax Foundation state income tax rates (2025)); federal tax is omitted since it's uniform across states, and local/property taxes are not modeled. Burnout scores are WeekdayDoc's proprietary 0–10 lifestyle rating (higher is better).
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See the full percentile breakdown on the Cardiology salary page.