Occupation salary profile

Emergency Medicine Physicians

SOC 29-1214 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.

National median · BLS
$335,550
All U.S. workers
H-1B sponsor median
$312,000
▼ -6.25% YoY · 97 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$317,480
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
32,880
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Pay range for Emergency Medicine Physicians

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 97 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$103,610$92,730
25th$184,830$256,000
Median (50th)$335,550$312,000
75th$418,890$416,000
90th — top pay$495,910$479,340
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $312,000 for Emergency Medicine Physicians — 7% below the BLS national median of $335,550.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Emergency Medicine Physicians

BLS projects employment of emergency medicine physicians to grow 3.2% from 2025 to 2035, about the same as the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 900 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
34,900 → 36,100
+1,100 jobs
Projected change
+3.2%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
900
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Internship/residency
Self-employed
3.7% 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 $312,000
Change vs prior year -6.25%
After inflation (CPI-U) -9.1%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 19 19.6% $81,826 $239,200 $381,012
Level II 23 23.7% $260,095 $284,448 $385,899
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Emergency Medicine Physicians

The 1 most-filed job titles inside SOC 29-1214, from 97 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
Emergency Medicine Physician 47 48.45% $290,180 $393,765 $421,127 +0.09%

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 Emergency Medicine Physicians

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.

Top skills
  • Active Listening4.4
  • Critical Thinking4.4
  • Reading Comprehension4.3
  • Social Perceptiveness4.3
  • Speaking4.3
  • Complex Problem Solving4.1
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.1
  • Monitoring4.1
  • Service Orientation4.1
  • Writing4.1
Top knowledge areas
  • Medicine and Dentistry5.0
  • English Language4.8
  • Biology4.5
  • Psychology4.4
  • Therapy and Counseling4.0
  • Customer and Personal Service3.9
  • Education and Training3.7
  • Public Safety and Security3.3
Software and technology used
Epic SystemsMEDITECH software

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 emergency medicine physicians do

  • Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, emergency ultrasounds, and radiographs.
  • Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.
  • Perform emergency resuscitations on patients.
  • Stabilize patients in critical condition.
  • Perform such medical procedures as emergent cricothyrotomy, endotracheal intubation, and emergency thoracotomy.
  • Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.
  • Consult with hospitalists and other professionals, such as social workers, regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge.
  • Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care.
Also called
Attending Emergency PhysicianEmergency Medicine Physician (EM Physician)Emergency PhysicianPhysicianAttending PhysicianEmergency MD (Emergency Medicine Doctor)MD (Medical Doctor)
More job titles for this occupation (16)
Critical Care IntensivistCritical Care Intensivist PhysicianCritical Care PhysicianDisaster Medicine PhysicianEmergency Department Doctor (ED Doctor)Emergency Department Physician (ED Physician)Emergency DoctorEmergency Medicine SpecialistER Doctor (Emergency Room Doctor)ER Physician (Emergency Room Physician)IntensivistPediatric Emergency Medicine PhysicianPulmonary Critical Care PhysicianTrauma DoctorUrgent Care PhysicianWound Care Physician

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.