Occupation salary profile

Cardiologists

SOC 29-1212 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Diagnose, treat, manage, and prevent diseases or conditions of the cardiovascular system. May further subspecialize in interventional procedures (e.g., balloon angioplasty and stent placement), echocardiography, or electrophysiology.

National median · BLS
$496,010
All U.S. workers
H-1B sponsor median
$418,290
▼ -1.38% YoY · 442 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$454,940
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
17,290
Jobs (BLS)
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Pay range for Cardiologists

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 442 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$107,190$127,982
25th$274,280$240,000
Median (50th)$496,010$418,290
75th$610,060$523,750
90th — top pay$712,130$600,000
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $418,290 for Cardiologists — 15.7% below the BLS national median of $496,010.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Cardiologists

BLS projects employment of cardiologists to grow 4.8% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 500 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
18,500 → 19,400
+900 jobs
Projected change
+4.8%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
500
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Internship/residency
Self-employed
3.8% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a doctoral or professional degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $418,290
Change vs prior year -1.38%
After inflation (CPI-U) -4.37%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 55 12.4% $99,216 $274,830 $515,000
Level II 81 18.3% $243,204 $386,593 $501,020
Level III 30 6.8% $279,552 $377,383 $418,330
Level IV 45 10.2% $400,000 $490,000 $526,750
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Cardiologists

The 8 most-filed job titles inside SOC 29-1212, from 442 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Cardiologist 100 22.62% $368,750 $467,500 $542,800 -6.5%
Interventional Cardiologist 63 14.25% $400,000 $500,000 $562,500 +0%
Physician 55 12.44% $319,140 $450,000 $552,474 +7.37%
Assistant Professor 17 3.85% $195,520 $370,000 $446,265 +8.82%
Attending Physician 16 3.62% $300,000 $341,000 $356,250 +24%
Non-Invasive Cardiologist 15 3.39% $454,125 $500,000 $567,500 +5.26%
Physician, Assistant Professor 14 3.17% $400,000 $440,000 $552,500 —
Pediatric Cardiologist 11 2.49% $241,741 $255,000 $329,883 -8.93%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Cardiologists

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Software and technology used
Epic SystemsMEDITECH softwareWatchman Monitoring

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What cardiologists do

  • Administer emergency cardiac care for life-threatening heart problems, such as cardiac arrest and heart attack.
  • Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, or disease prevention.
  • Answer questions that patients have about their health and well-being.
  • Calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
  • Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standards to identify abnormalities, using the results of an echocardiogram.
  • Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
  • Conduct exercise electrocardiogram tests to monitor cardiovascular activity under stress.
  • Conduct research to develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures that prevent or control disease or injury.
More job titles for this occupation (17)
APP (Advanced Practice Provider)Cardiac SpecialistCardiologistCardiology Non-Invasive PhysicianCardiology PhysicianDO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)Electrophysiology CardiologistGeneral CardiologistHeart Failure CardiologistInterventional CardiologistInterventional Cardiology PhysicianInvasive CardiologistMedical Doctor (MD)Non-Invasive CardiologistNoninvasive CardiologistPediatric CardiologistPhysician

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.