Cardiology Physician Salary in Wisconsin (2026)
A Cardiology physician practicing in Wisconsin can expect a base salary inside the national Cardiology band of $445K to $640K, with the median tracking close to $510K. The Wisconsin variation on that number is driven mostly by anchor-employer comp structure in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton, Eau Claire and by shortage-area incentive stacking outside those metros — not by Wisconsin cost-of-living alone.
Cardiology compensation snapshot for Wisconsin
- Typical Wisconsin base range
- $445K – $640K (national median $510K)
- National demand signal
- high
- Top Wisconsin hiring metros
- Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton, Eau Claire
- Wisconsin HPSA / shortage posture
- Rural northern and central Wisconsin counties carry HPSA designations
- Primary board
- ABIM Cardiovascular Disease subspecialty board
Where Cardiology offers land highest in Wisconsin
Wisconsin is anchored by Advocate Aurora (Advocate Health), Froedtert, UW Health, Marshfield Clinic Health System, ThedaCare, and SSM Health Wisconsin. For Cardiology, the highest-comp Wisconsin opportunities I see are typically not in the urban core of Milwaukee — they sit in rural and HPSA-designated counties where the same Cardiology role carries a 10-25% base premium plus signing bonuses of $30K-$100K and loan repayment of $50K-$200K layered on top of base. That stacking can push an Wisconsin Cardiology offer comfortably above the $640K national ceiling in year-one total cash.
Wisconsin incentive programs that boost Cardiology take-home
The Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program supports primary care, behavioral health, and dental providers in HPSA sites. The Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program supports rural training pipelines. The Wisconsin Conrad State 30 J-1 waiver program is consistently filled. NHSC loan repayment is widely used across rural northern and central Wisconsin FQHCs. For Cardiology specifically, these federal and state programs frequently add the equivalent of $30K-$60K per year of pre-tax value over the first three years of service.
How I benchmark a Cardiology offer in Wisconsin
When a Cardiology candidate sends me an Wisconsin offer, I check three things in order: (1) where the base lands inside the $445K–$640K band relative to MGMA regional percentiles, (2) the wRVU conversion factor and ramp/threshold structure, and (3) the call burden and stipend. Wisconsin's licensing pace also matters for ramp timing: The Wisconsin Medical Examining Board licenses with a typical timeline of 60-120 days for US-trained physicians.
Engage a Wisconsin Cardiology compensation review
Email hire@physicianrecruitment.com for a written Wisconsin Cardiology compensation review of any offer you've received, at no cost. We benchmark against MGMA/AMGA percentiles and the active Wisconsin Cardiology pipeline we're working in real time.